Compliance of drugstores with a national smoke-free law: A pilot survey

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 131-135

  Nimpitakpong, P ^a   Dhippayom, T ^a   Chaiyakunapruk, N ^a,b   Aromdee, J ^c   Chotbunyong, S ^d   Charnnarong, S ^e  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Samutsongkram Hospital   (Thailand)

^d Thainakarin Hospital   (Thailand)

^e THAI RED CROSS AIDS RESEARCH CENTRE   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Drugstore; No smoking sign; Smoke free campaign; Smoke free policy

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; DRUG; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MARKETING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; THAILAND;

COMMERCE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PHARMACIES; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; THAILAND; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

THAILAND;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77951208397     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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