No-smoking policies and their outcomes on U.S. Beaches

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1 A, 2012, Pages 143-147

  Ariza, Eduard ^a   Leatherman, Stephen P ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beach litter; Hanauma Bay; Sarasota; smoke free beaches; Solana Beach

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL ZONE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; POLICY MAKING; SMOKING; TOURISM;

HANAUMA BAY; HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; OAHU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855387698     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00137.1     Document Type: Article

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