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Amount of control of smoking at three comparable chemical plants was associated with smoking rates. Using a self-report survey, smoking rates were assessed at the three plants. Company authorities were asked about smoking control policy and the extent to which smoking was controlled at each of the three plants was observed. A judgment was made that one plant had a very strict smoking control policy while the other two had moderate policies of control. Smoking rate was then compared for each of the three companies. The company with the strongest smoking control policy had a significantly lower mean rate of smoking than the other two companies. Smoking control may serve to facilitate cessation on the worksite.

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Smoking Control and Smoking Rate: Implications for Worksite Smoking Cessation

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