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ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique

The Ontario ban on smoking on school property: issues and challenges in enforcement.

M J Ashley, D A Northrup, R Ferrence

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Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Protecting our children.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
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  8. What are the effects of tobacco policies on vulnerable populations? A better practices review.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
    Review
  9. Smoking in Ontario schools: does policy make a difference?Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
    Article
  10. The Ontario ban on smoking on school property: perceived impact on smoking.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

M J AshleyOntario Tobacco Research Unit, University of Toronto.
D A Northrup
R Ferrence

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We document implementation and enforcement activities undertaken by high schools and health units with regard to the 1994 ban on smoking on school property in Ontario. Telephone interviews were conducted in the early summer of 1996 with 213 high school administrators and 38 tobacco enforcement personnel in health units. While some schools are unclear about enforcement responsibility, most are making efforts to enforce the ban, including warning and suspending students. Some school administrators (30%) suggest the reinstitution of designated smoking areas on school property. One quarter of health units had not made enforcement visits in schools in the 1995-96 school year and a minority accounted for most of the warnings and tickets issued to students. While most tobacco enforcement officers perceive that schools support the ban, they report some problems in obtaining cooperation in enforcement. However, only 11% suggest returning to designated smoking areas on school property.

Indexed as

Health Plan ImplementationSmoking PreventionSocial Control, FormalAdolescentHumansOntarioSchools

Identifiers

PMID9735514
PMCPMC6990347

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