Evaluation of a smoke-free forensic hospital: Patients' perspectives on issues and benefits

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 672-677

  Hehir, Angela M ^a   Indig, Devon ^a,b   Prosser, Shani ^a   Archer, Vicki A ^a  

^a JUSTICE HEALTH AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forensic; Inpatient; Mental health; Smoke free; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84863855374     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00456.x     Document Type: Article

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