Implementing an indoor smoking ban in prison: Enforcement issues and effects on tobacco use, exposure to second-hand smoke and health of inmates

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 249-253

  Lasnier, Benoit ^a   Cantinotti, Michael ^b   Guyon, Louise ^a   Royer, Ann ^c   Brochu, Serge ^b   Chayer, Lyne ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Correctional facilities; Enforcement issues; Indoor smoking ban; Second hand smoke

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961175454     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404042     Document Type: Article

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