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Evaluation of the Massachusetts Smoke-free Workplace Law

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  • Connolly, DMD, MPH, Gregory N
  • Carpenter, MS, Carrie
  • Alpert, ScM., BSc, Hillel R.
  • Skeer, MSW, MPH, Margie
  • Travers, Mark

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STUDY OBJECTIVES This report describes an evaluation of the Massachusetts Smoke-Free Workplace Law. The main objectives were to: (1) assess the change in indoor air quality that occurred in a sample of hospitality venues pre and post the law; (2) determine compliance with the law after implementation; and (3) evaluate economic changes pre and post the law, including patronage, sales revenue, and employment rates.

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  • Connolly, DMD, MPH, Gregory N & Carpenter, MS, Carrie & Alpert, ScM., BSc, Hillel R. & Skeer, MSW, MPH, Margie & Travers, Mark, 2005. "Evaluation of the Massachusetts Smoke-free Workplace Law," University of California at San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education qt1zw4x02j, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, UC San Francisco.
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