Smoking outside: the effect of the Irish workplace smoking ban on smoking prevalence among the employed
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Smoking outside: the effect of the Irish workplace smoking ban on smoking prevalence among the employed.
In March 2004, Ireland became the first country to introduce a nationwide workplace smoking ban. The primary aim of the ban was to reduce people's exposure to second-hand smoke. A 95% compliance rate among employers suggests this aim was achieved. By prohibiting smoking in the majority of indoor working places, an effect of the ban was to increase the non-monetary cost of smoking. The aim of th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Economics, Policy and Law
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1744-1331,1744-134X
DOI: 10.1017/s1744133114000036