The short term effect of the law prohibiting smoking in enclosed areas upon the smoking conditions of employees in Kayseri, Turkey

ÖZTÜRK A., Poyrazoğlu S., Şarlı S.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.41, sa.1, ss.165-171, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-0909-299
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.165-171
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: A law prohibiting smoking in the enclosed areas of public and private workplaces was put into effect in Turkey on 19 May 2008. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of this law upon the smoking habits of the employees in this short period of 3 months.