As opprobrium is increasingly given to the act of smoking, many institutions--hospitals especially--are seeking to curtail the amount of smoking that occurs within their buildings through various policies. This, however, raises two necessary questions: What does policy enforcement mean? And who shall enforce the rules? The article below discusses the results of a survey of North Carolina hospitals that asked these questions and more.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00185868.1992.10543699DOI Listing

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