Perceived justice and popular support for public health laws: A case study around comprehensive smoke-free legislation in Mexico City

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 787-793

  Thrasher, James F ^a,b   Besley, John C ^a   González, Wendy ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Citizen participation; Framework Convention on Tobacco Control; Justice; Mexico; Secondhand smoke; Smoke free laws; Tobacco policy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PERCEPTION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUSTICE; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEXICO; PERCEPTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL JUSTICE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 75849142301     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.064     Document Type: Article

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