Regulating the sale of tobacco in New Zealand: A qualitative analysis of retailers' views and implications for advocacy

International Journal of Drug Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1222-1230

  Robertson, Lindsay ^a   Marsh, Louise ^a   Hoek, Janet ^a   McGee, Rob ^a   Egan, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Public policy; Stakeholder acceptability; Tobacco control; Tobacco retail licensing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; CONTENT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SMOKING BAN; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PROCEDURES; SMOKING CESSATION;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER ADVOCACY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NEW ZEALAND; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO PRODUCTS;

EID: 84941780182     PISSN: 09553959     EISSN: 18734758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2015.08.015     Document Type: Article

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