The role of the non-smoker in enforcing smoke-free laws

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-59

  Vardavas, Constantine I ^a,b   Dimitrakaki, Christine ^c   Schoretsaniti, Sotiria ^d   Patelarou, Evridiki ^b   Filippidis, Filippos T ^c   Connolly, Gregory N ^a   Tountas, Yiannis ^c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^d Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine   (Greece)

Author keywords

Compliance; Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); Occupational exposure; Passive smoking; Smoke free policy; Smoking ban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PASSIVE SMOKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROLE PLAYING; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROLE; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551530757     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jphp.2010.45     Document Type: Article

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