Title : A longitudinal study of policy effect ( smoke - free legislation ) on smoking norms : ITC Scotland / UK
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A longitudinal study of policy effect (smoke-free legislation) on smoking norms: ITC Scotland/UK Authors: Abraham Brown, Crawford Moodie, Gerard Hastings. Authors affiliations: Abraham Brown MSc, Centre for Tobacco Control Research, Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling, UK. Crawford Moodie PhD, Centre for Tobacco Control Research, Institute for Social Marketing, University of Stirling, UK. Gerard Hastings PhD, Director, Institute for Social Marketing and Centre for Tobacco Control Research, University of Stirling, UK.
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A longitudinal study of policy effect (smoke-free legislation) on smoking norms: ITC Scotland/United Kingdom.
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