Socioeconomic variation in the prevalence, introduction, retention, and removal of smoke-free policies among smokers: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 411-434

  King, Brian A ^a   Hyland, Andrew J ^a   Borland, Ron ^b   McNeill, Ann ^c   Cummings, K Michael ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Public policy; Smoking; Socioeconomic factors; Tobacco smoke pollution; United Kingdom; United States, Canada

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INCOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; SMOKE FREE POLICY; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79953274041     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8020411     Document Type: Article

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