Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 378-380 , October 2009

Survey of staff attitudes to the smoking ban in a medium secure unit

  • Shruti Garg, MBBS MRCPsych (Specialist Trainee 4)

      Affiliations

    • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Mary Burbury Unit, East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust, Casterton Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PQ, United Kingdom
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  • Suraj Shenoy, MD MRCPsych (Specialist Trainee 4)

      Affiliations

    • Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, Newton Lodge, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 3SP, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 7851147798; fax: +44 1924327383.
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  • May Badee, MBBS MRCPsych (Locum Consultant Psychiatrist)

      Affiliations

    • Newsam Centre, Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, Seacroft Hospital, York Road, Leeds, LS14 6WB, United Kingdom
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  • Joe Varghese, MBBS MD (Senior House Officer)

      Affiliations

    • Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, Newton Lodge, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 3SP, United Kingdom
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  • Patrick Quinn, MB ChB MRCPsych (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist)

      Affiliations

    • Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, Newton Lodge, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 3SP, United Kingdom
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  • John Kent, MB ChB FRCPsych (Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist)

      Affiliations

    • Yorkshire Centre for Forensic Psychiatry, South West Yorkshire Mental Health NHS Trust, Newton Lodge, Ouchthorpe Lane, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 3SP, United Kingdom

Received 18 November 2008 ,Revised 17 February 2009 ,Accepted 2 April 2009.

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PII: S1752-928X(09)00056-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2009.04.009

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 16, Issue 7 , Pages 378-380 , October 2009

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