Although the idea that existing policies can have major effects on politics and policy
development is hardly new, the last three decades witnessed a major expansion of policy …

Background. Smoke-free environment policies limit or eliminate the use of smoke-producing
tobacco in designated areas thereby reducing second hand smoke. Enforcement is …

Objective To review the published survey data on public support for smoke-free outdoor
regulations in the USA and Canada (two countries at the forefront of such policies). Data …

Global policy attention to tobacco control has increased significantly since the 1990s and
culminated in the first international treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health …

This study examined whether awareness of tobacco control policies was associated with
social unacceptability of smoking and whether social unacceptability had an effect on …

Background: The second term Health Japan 21 aims at eliminating unwanted exposure to
secondhand smoke (SHS) in society; however, the ambiguity of the term “unwanted …

Introduction While studies have been undertaken to understand the adoption of outdoor and
indoor smoking bans, not much is known about why implementation of smoke-free (SF) …

France implemented a comprehensive smoke-free law in two phases: Phase 1 (February
2007) banned smoking in workplaces, shopping centres, airports, train stations, hospitals …

Background Smoke-free environments decrease smoking prevalence and consequently the
incidence of heart disease and lung cancer. Due to issues related to poor enforcement …

Background: Attrition bias can affect the external validity of findings. This article analyses
attrition bias and assesses the effectiveness of replenishment samples on demographic and …