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. 2002 Jan;92(1):27-8.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.1.27.

Beauty and the beast: results of the Rhode Island smokefree shop initiative

Laura A Linnan  1 , Karen M Emmons, David B Abrams
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Beauty and the beast: results of the Rhode Island smokefree shop initiative

Laura A Linnan et al. Am J Public Health. 2002 Jan.

Abstract

Licensed hairdressing facilities are prevalent in communities nationwide and represent a unique and promising channel for delivering public health interventions. The Rhode Island Smokefree Shop Initiative tested the feasibility of using these facilities to deliver smoking policy interventions statewide. A statewide survey of hairdressing facilities was followed by interventions targeted to the readiness level (high/low) of respondents to adopt smoke-free policies.

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