Smokers' compliance with smoke-free policies, and non-smokers' assertiveness for smoke-free air in the workplace: A study from the Balkans

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 769-775

  Lazuras, Lambros ^a   Zlatev, Martin ^a   Rodafinos, Angelos ^a   Eiser, J Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assertiveness; Bulgaria; Compliance; Greece; SHS exposure; Workplace smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULGARIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BULGARIA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREECE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84869219996     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-012-0338-0     Document Type: Article

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