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Decreasing Tobacco Use Among Workers: Smoke-Free Policies to Reduce Tobacco Use

Included Studies

Bauer JE, Hyland A, Li Q, Steger C, Cummings KM. A longitudinal assessment of the impact of smoke-free worksite policies on tobacco use. Am J Public Health 2005;95(6):1024-9.

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Biener L, Nyman AL. Effect of workplace smoking policies on smoking cessation: Results of a longitudinal study. J Occup Environ Med 1999;41(12):1121-7.

Borland R, Owen N, Hocking B. Changes in smoking behaviour after a total workplace smoking ban. Aus J Public Health 1991;15(2):130-4.

Brenner H, Born J, Novak P, Wanek V. Smoking behavior and attitude toward smoking regulations and passive smoking in the workplace. A study among 974 employees in the German metal industry. Prev Med 1997;26(1):138-43.

Brenner H, Mielck A. Smoking prohibition in the workplace and smoking cessation in the Federal Republic of Germany. Prev Med 1992;21(2):252-61.

Brigham J, Gross J, Stitzer ML, Felch LJ. Effects of a restricted work-site smoking policy on employees who smoke. Am J Public Health 1994;84(5):773-8.

Broder I, Pilger C, Corey P. Environment and well-being before and following smoking ban in office buildings. Can J Public Health 1993;84(4):254-8.

Burns DM, Shanks TG, Major JM, Gower KB, Shopland DR. Restrictions on smoking in the workplace. Monograph 12: Population based smoking cessation. Proceedings of a conference on what works to influence cessation in the general population. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, 2000:99-128.

Eisner MD, Smith AK, Blanc PD. Bartenders' respiratory health after establishment of smoke-free bars and taverns. JAMA 1998;280(22):1909-14.

Emont SL, Cummings KM. Using a low-cost, prize-drawing incentive to improve recruitment rate at a work-site smoking cessation clinic. J Occup Med 1992;34(8):771-4.

Emont SL, Zahniser SC, Marcus SE, et al. Evaluation of the 1990 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention smoke-free policy. Am J Health Promot 1995;9(6):456-61.

Evans WN, Farrelly MC, Montgomery E. Do workplace smoking bans reduce smoking? Am Econ Rev 1999;89(4):728-47.

Farkas AJ, Gilpin EA, Distefan JM, Pierce JP. The effects of household and workplace smoking restrictions on quitting behaviours. Tob Control 1999;8(3):261-5.

Farrelly MC, Evans WN, Sfekas AES. The impact of workplace smoking bans: results from a national survey. Tob Control 1999;8(3):272-7.

Frieden TR, Mostashari F, Kerker BD, Miller N, Hajat A, Frankel M. Adult tobacco use levels after intensive tobacco control measures: New York City, 2002-2003. Am J Public Health 2005;95(6):1016-23.

Gilpin EA, Pierce JP. The California Tobacco Control Program and potential harm reduction through reduced cigarette consumption in continuing smokers. Nicotine Tob Res 2002;4 (S2):S157-S166.

Glasgow RE, Cummings KM, Hyland A. Relationship of worksite smoking policy to changes in employee tobacco use: findings from COMMIT. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation. Tob Control 1997;6 (S2):S44-S48.

Gottlieb NH, Eriksen MP, Lovato CY, Weinstein RP, Green LW. Impact of a restrictive work site smoking policy on smoking behavior, attitudes, and norms. J Occup Med 1990;32(1):16-23.

Hammond D, McDonald PW, Fong GT, Brown KS, Cameron R. The impact of cigarette warning labels and smoke-free bylaws on smoking cessation: Evidence from former smokers. Can J Public Health 2004;95(3):201-4.

Heloma A, Jaakkola MS. Four-year follow-up of smoke exposure, attitudes and smoking behaviour following enactment of Finland's national smoke-free work-place law. Addiction 2003;98(8):1111-7.

Jeffery RW, Kelder SH, Forster JL, French SA, Lando HA, Baxter JE. Restrictive smoking policies in the workplace: effects on smoking prevalence and cigarette consumption. Prev Med 1994;23(1):78-82.

Kinne S, Kristal AR, White E, Hunt J. Work-site smoking policies: their population impact in Washington State. Am J Public Health 1993;83(7):1031-3.

Longo DR, Johnson JC, Kruse RL, Brownson RC, Hewett JE. A prospective investigation of the impact of smoking bans on tobacco cessation and relapse. Tob Control 2001;10(3):267-72.

Moskowitz JM, Lin Z, Hudes ES. The impact of workplace smoking ordinances in California on smoking cessation. Am J Public Health 2000;90(5):757-61.

Mullooly J.P., Schuman K.L., Stevens V.J., Glasgow R.E., Vogt T.M. Smoking behavior and attitudes of employees of a large HMO before and after a work site ban on cigarette smoking. Public Health Rep 1990;105(6):623-8.

Offord KP, Hurt RD, Berge KG, Frusti DK, Schmidt L. Effects of the implementation of a smoke-free policy in a medical center. Chest 1992;102(5):1531-6.

Osinubi OY, Sinha S, Rovner E, et al. Efficacy of tobacco dependence treatment in the context of a "smoke-free grounds" worksite policy: a case study. Am J Ind Med 2004;46(2):180-7.

Patten CA, Gilpin E, Cavin SW, Pierce JP. Workplace smoking policy and changes in smoking behavior in California: a suggested association. Tob Control 1995;4:36-41.

Pierce JP, Gilpin EA, Farkas AJ. Can strategies used by statewide tobacco control programs help smokers make progress in quitting? Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1998;7(6):459-64.

Sorensen G, Beder B, Prible CR, Pinney J. Reducing smoking at the workplace: implementing a smoking ban and hypnotherapy. J Occup Environ Med 1995;37(4):453-60.

Stave GM, Jackson GW. Effect of a total work-site smoking ban on employee smoking and attitudes. J Occup Med 1991;33(8):884-90.

Stillman FA, Becker DM, Swank RT, et al. Ending smoking at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. An evaluation of smoking prevalence and indoor air pollution. JAMA 1990;264(12):1565-9.

Tsushima WT, Shimizu AA. Effects of a no-smoking policy upon medical center employees. Int J Addict 1991;26(1):23-8.

Woodruff TJ, Rosbrook B, Pierce J, Glantz SA. Lower levels of cigarette consumption found in smoke-free workplaces in California. Arch Intern Med 1993;153(12):1485-93.