Evaluating New York City's Smoke-Free Parks and Beaches Law: A Critical Multiplist Approach to Assessing Behavioral Impact

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 254-263

  Johns, Michael ^a   Coady, Micaela H ^a   Chan, Christina A ^a   Farley, Shannon M ^a   Kansagra, Susan M ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical multiplism; Environmentally based interventions; Outdoor smoking bans; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873953101     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-012-9519-5     Document Type: Article

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