The partial smoking ban in licensed establishments and health inequalities in England: modelling study

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العنوان: The partial smoking ban in licensed establishments and health inequalities in England: modelling study
المؤلفون: Grahara Merrington, Paul Aveyard, Alan A. Woodall, Emma J. Sandbach, Catherine M. Woodward
المصدر: BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 331(7515)
سنة النشر: 2005
مصطلحات موضوعية: medicine.medical_specialty, Inequality, media_common.quotation_subject, medicine.medical_treatment, Smoking Prevention, White paper, Poverty Areas, Environmental health, Humans, Medicine, General Environmental Science, media_common, Government, business.industry, Public health, Smoking, General Engineering, General Medicine, England, Socioeconomic Factors, Work (electrical), Borough, Papers, Regression Analysis, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, Smoking cessation, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Smoke Pollution, Public Facilities, Smoking ban, business
الوصف: The UK government's white paper Choosing Health proposes prohibiting smoking in public places in England, but exempts public houses (pubs) not serving catered food and licensed establishments that require membership.1 However, passive inhalation of smoke at work may cause 600 deaths per year in the United Kingdom and increases morbidity and mortality among bar workers.2 Furthermore, people attempting to quit smoking find that socialising with other smokers makes quitting difficult, and lapses in quitting are more likely in premises where smoking is permitted.3 Concerns exist that exempt establishments are located primarily in deprived areas with the highest smoking prevalence and that a partial ban worsens health inequalities.4 We examined if exempt establishments were located predominantly in deprived areas in the borough of Telford and Wrekin. We determined the catering status of pubs from regularly updated records of local authority licensing and environmental health. These allowed us to identify premises preparing catered food, those serving manufactured snacks, and those not serving food. Choosing Health proposes prohibiting smoking …
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1756-1833
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