Smoke-free policy and child health
On March 24, 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to implement legislation prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places. The political process leading up to the legislation was long, with opposition from stakeholders with a range of vested interests, particular...
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| description | On March 24, 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to implement legislation prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places. The political process leading up to the legislation was long, with opposition from stakeholders with a range of vested interests, particularly the tobacco industry.1 Despite predictions otherwise, the legislation achieved high levels of compliance from the outset, has proved extremely popular, and established a global role model that many countries have now adopted. |
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| spelling | nottingham-457402020-05-04T19:04:26Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/45740/ Smoke-free policy and child health Britton, John On March 24, 2004, Ireland became the first country in the world to implement legislation prohibiting tobacco smoking in workplaces and enclosed public places. The political process leading up to the legislation was long, with opposition from stakeholders with a range of vested interests, particularly the tobacco industry.1 Despite predictions otherwise, the legislation achieved high levels of compliance from the outset, has proved extremely popular, and established a global role model that many countries have now adopted. Elsevier 2017-09-05 Article PeerReviewed Britton, John (2017) Smoke-free policy and child health. The Lancet Public Health, 2 (9). e392-e393. ISSN 2468-2667 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246826671730169X doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30169-X doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(17)30169-X |
| spellingShingle | Britton, John Smoke-free policy and child health |
| title | Smoke-free policy and child health |
| title_full | Smoke-free policy and child health |
| title_fullStr | Smoke-free policy and child health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smoke-free policy and child health |
| title_short | Smoke-free policy and child health |
| title_sort | smoke-free policy and child health |
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