Medium-term effects of the Italian smoke-free legislation: findings from 4 annual population based surveys

Irene Tramacere (1) , Silvano Gallus (1) , Esteve Fernandez (2) , Piergiorgio Zuccaro (3) , Paolo Colombo (4) , Carlo La Vecchia (5)

1 Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche “Mario Negri”, 20156 Milan
2 IDIBELL - Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge = Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute
3 ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità = National Institute of Health
4 Istituto DOXA, Gallup International Association, 20144 Milan
5 UNIMI - Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan

Italy was the first large country that has banned smoking in all indoor public places, including restaurants and bars. The aim of this study was to quantify, 3 years after the law came into force, the effects of the smoking ban in terms of observance of the legislation and change of habits.

Mots clés: POPULATION SURVEYS; PUBLIC HEALTH EPIDEMIOLOGY; SMOKING RB

Irene Tramacere, Silvano Gallus, Esteve Fernandez, Piergiorgio Zuccaro, Paolo Colombo, et al.. Medium-term effects of the Italian smoke-free legislation: findings from 4 annual population based surveys. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2009, 63 (7), pp.559-n/a. ⟨10.1136/jech.2008.084426⟩. ⟨hal-00477892⟩