The control of environmental tobacco smoke: a policy review.

McNabola, Aonghus; Gill, Laurence William

dc.contributor.author	McNabola, Aonghus
dc.contributor.author	Gill, Laurence William
dc.date.accessioned	2010-06-01T14:00:17Z
dc.date.available	2010-06-01T14:00:17Z
dc.date.issued	2009-02
dc.identifier.citation	The control of environmental tobacco smoke: a policy review. 2009, 6 (2):741-58 Int J Environ Res Public Health	en
dc.identifier.issn	1660-4601
dc.identifier.pmid	19440413
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/ijerph6020741
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/100073
dc.description.abstract	According to World Health Organisation figures, 30% of all cancer deaths, 20% of all coronary heart diseases and strokes and 80% of all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are caused by cigarette smoking. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure has also been shown to be associated with disease and premature death in non-smokers. In response to this environmental health issue, several countries have brought about a smoking ban policy in public places and in the workplace. Countries such as the U.S., France, Italy, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, Spain, and England have all introduced policies aimed at reducing the population exposure to ETS. Several investigations have monitored the effectiveness of these smoking ban policies in terms of ETS concentrations, human health and smoking prevalence, while others have also investigated a number of alternatives to smoking ban policy measures. This paper reviews the state of the art in research, carried out in the field of ETS, smoking bans and Tobacco Control to date and highlights the need for future research in the area.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject.mesh	Air Pollutants
dc.subject.mesh	Environmental Exposure
dc.subject.mesh	Health Policy
dc.subject.mesh	Prevalence
dc.subject.mesh	Smoking
dc.subject.mesh	Tobacco
dc.subject.mesh	World Health Organization
dc.title	The control of environmental tobacco smoke: a policy review.	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland. amcnabol@tcd.ie	en
dc.identifier.journal	International journal of environmental research and public health	en
refterms.dateFOA	2018-08-22T07:45:40Z
html.description.abstract	According to World Health Organisation figures, 30% of all cancer deaths, 20% of all coronary heart diseases and strokes and 80% of all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are caused by cigarette smoking. Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure has also been shown to be associated with disease and premature death in non-smokers. In response to this environmental health issue, several countries have brought about a smoking ban policy in public places and in the workplace. Countries such as the U.S., France, Italy, Ireland, Malta, the Netherlands, Sweden, Scotland, Spain, and England have all introduced policies aimed at reducing the population exposure to ETS. Several investigations have monitored the effectiveness of these smoking ban policies in terms of ETS concentrations, human health and smoking prevalence, while others have also investigated a number of alternatives to smoking ban policy measures. This paper reviews the state of the art in research, carried out in the field of ETS, smoking bans and Tobacco Control to date and highlights the need for future research in the area.