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An Epilogue to Evaluating the Impact of P.L. 99‐252 on Decreasing Smokeless Tobacco Use
Author(s) -
Chen Moon S.,
Schroeder Kathleen L.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of public health dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1752-7325
pISSN - 0022-4006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-7325.1990.tb03566.x
Subject(s) - smokeless tobacco , context (archaeology) , identification (biology) , medicine , tobacco use , environmental health , geography , population , botany , archaeology , biology
In a previous paper, “Evaluating the Impact of P.L. 99‐252 on Decreasing Smokeless Tobacco Use,” the context of this law and the theoretical framework for an evaluation plan for measuring its impact were described. In this paper, the methodology and selected findings from this project as well as their implications are discussed. This discussion includes the identification of the six indicators considered to be the most relevant, valid, reliable, accessible, and practical for measuring the impact of this law on decreasing smokeless tobacco use, as well as a report on the feasibility analysis of three of these indicators. Pilot data on two indicators–pounds of smokeless tobacco sold and incidence rates of tobacco‐induced leukoplakia–are presented and analyzed.