A qualitative investigation of smoke-free policies on hospital property
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A qualitative investigation of smoke-free policies on hospital property.
BACKGROUND Many hospitals have adopted smoke-free policies on their property. We examined the consequences of such polices at two Canadian tertiary acute-care hospitals. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study using ethnographic techniques over a six-month period. Participants (n=186) shared their perspectives on and experiences with tobacco dependence and managing the use of tobacco, as wel...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110235