Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 131-135 , March 2010

Compliance of drugstores with a national smoke-free law: A pilot survey

  • P. Nimpitakpong

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Pharmaceutical Outcome Research, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000 Thailand. Tel.: +66 55961815; fax: +66 55963731.
    • ,
  • T. Dhippayom

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • Pharmaceutical Care Research Unit, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand
    • ,
  • N. Chaiyakunapruk

      Affiliations

    • Centre of Pharmaceutical Outcome Research, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand
    • School of Population Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    • ,
  • J. Aromdee

      Affiliations

    • Samutsongkram Hospital, Samutsongkram, Thailand
    • ,
  • S. Chotbunyong

      Affiliations

    • Thainakarin Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
    • ,
  • S. Charnnarong

      Affiliations

    • Relief and Community Health Bureau, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand

Received 11 August 2009 ,Revised 21 December 2009 ,Accepted 21 January 2010.

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PII: S0033-3506(10)00017-X

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.01.013

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 131-135 , March 2010

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