Tobacco retailer density and smoking behaviour: how are exposure and outcome measures classified? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To date only a limited number of reviews have focused on how exposure and outcome measures are defined in the existing literature on associations between tobacco retailer density ('density') and smoking behaviour ('smoking'). Therefore this systematic review classified and summarised how both density and smoking variables are operationalised in the existing literature, and provides several methodological recommendations for future density and smoking research.

Methods

Two literature searches between March and April 2018 and April 2022 were conducted across 10 databases. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed and keyword database searches were undertaken. Studies were imported into Covidence. Cross-sectional studies that met the inclusion criteria were e

SUBMITTER: Baker J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585801 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature