Non-smoking worksites in the residential construction sector: Using an online forum to study perspectives and practices

Tobacco Control

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-195

  Bondy, Susan J ^a   Bercovitz, Kim L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNET; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTERNET; NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; POLICY; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79955614504     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.038398     Document Type: Article

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