Post-ban self-reports on economic impact of smoke-free bars and restaurants are biased by pre-ban attitudes. A longitudinal study among employees

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 776-779

  Lund, Ingeborg ^a   Lund, Karl Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Attitudes; economics; environmental tobacco smoke pollution; hospitality sector; prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEGAL ASPECT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; COMMERCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTAURANTS; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856066067     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494811414245     Document Type: Article

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