Workplace-related smoking in New South Wales: Extent of bans, public attitudes and relationships with relapse

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 85-90

  Walsh, Raoul A ^a   Paul, Christine L ^b   Paras, Lorraine ^a   Stacey, Fiona ^a   Tzelepis, Flora ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Relapse; Second hand smoke; Smoking; Surveys; Tobacco; Workplace smoking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; RECURRENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79961087494     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he11085     Document Type: Article

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