The association between workplace smoking bans and self-perceived, work-related stress among smoking workers

BMC Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Azagba, Sunday ^a   Sharaf, Mesbah F ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fixed effects; Smoking bans; Stress; Unintended consequences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856799815     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-123     Document Type: Article

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