Listed below are some new publications from the evaluation of Scotlands
smokefree legislation:
Ritchie D, Amos A, Phillips R, et al. ‘Action to achieve
smoke-free
homes – an exploration of experts’ views’ /BMC Public
Health/ 2009; 9:
112-122
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/112
Akhtar PC, Haw SJ, Currie DB, et al. ‘Smoking restrictions in the
home
and second-hand smoke exposure among primary schoolchildren before and
after introduction of the smoke-free legislation.’ //Tobacco
Control// 2009
http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/tc.2009.030627v1
Akhtar P, Haw SJ, Levin K, et al. Socioeconomic differences in
second-hand smoke exposure among children in Scotland after
introduction
of the smoke-free legislation. //Journal of Epidemiology and Community
Health// 2009
http://jech.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/jech.2008.084178v1
Pell JP, Haw S. The triumph of national smoke-free legislation.
//Heart// 2009 Editorial //(In Press)//////
http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/hrt.2009.176230v1.pdf
Ayres JG, Semple S, MacCalman L, et al. Bar workers' health and
environmental tobacco smoke exposure (BHETSE): symptomatic improvement
in bar staff following smoke-free legislation in Scotland.
//Occupational and Environmental Medicine// 2009; 66: 339-46
http://oem.bmj.com/cgi/reprint/66/5/339.pdf
Pell JP, Haw S, Cobbe S, et al. ‘Association between second-hand
smoke
exposure and survival following acute coronary syndrome: prospective
cohort study of 1,261 consecutive admissions among never
smokers.’
/Heart/ 2009
http://heart.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/95/17/1415
Semple S, Naji A, Haw S, Ayres J. ‘Care home workers' exposure to
SHS: A
Short summary of findings.’Occupational and /Environmental
Medicine
/2009; 66: 639-640
http://oem.bmj.com/cgi/content/extract/66/9/639-b
For the full list of publications go to:
http://www.healthscotland.com/scotlands-health/evidence/smokefreelegislation/publications.aspx
The website also contains information about the research teams, study
protocols and research instruments and is updated regularly.