List of works by George Thomson

"Good intentions, but inadequate practices"--sun protection in early childhood centres, a qualitative study from New Zealand

scientific article published on 14 February 2014

'Balancing acts': the politics and processes of smokefree area policymaking in a small state

scientific article

'Getting rid of tobacco...that's the key': strong feelings of Pacific policymakers in New Zealand about tobacco, and smoking around children

scientific article published in March 2011

A call to reduce harm from tobacco pack marketing and bolster consumer health protection in New Zealand

scientific article published on 17 October 2008

A case study of smokefree outdoor policy options for a city

scientific article published on 28 March 2017

A new national smokefree law increased calls to a national quitline

scientific article

A new opportunity to eliminate policy incoherence in tobacco control in New Zealand

scientific article published on 19 March 2010

A pilot qualitative study of New Zealand policymakers' knowledge of, and attitudes to, the tobacco industry

scientific article

A qualitative case study of policy maker views about the protection of children from smoking in cars

scientific article published on 9 August 2010

Acting upstream to control the obesity epidemic in New Zealand

scientific article published on 31 March 2006

Actual and potential use of Google Street View for studying tobacco issues: a brief review

scientific article published on 30 June 2017

Additional evidence for concern about the quality of public toilets in New Zealand

scientific article published on 2 August 2013

Advancing progressive health policy to reduce NCDs amidst international commercial opposition: Tobacco standardised packaging in Australia

scientific article published on 27 February 2018

After the smoke has cleared: evaluation of the impact of a new national smoke-free law in New Zealand

article

Alcohol in urban streetscapes: a comparison of the use of Google Street View and on-street observation

scientific article

Are children smoke-free at home? Using wearable cameras to study children's exposure to smoking and smoking paraphernalia in private spaces

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

At the frontier of tobacco control: a brief review of public attitudes toward smoke-free outdoor places

scientific article

Attitudes of business people to proposed smokefree shopping streets

scientific article published on 11 May 2012

Attitudes to smoke-free outdoor regulations in the USA and Canada: a review of 89 surveys

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Attitudes to, and knowledge of, secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes and cars

scientific article

Beneficial impacts of a national smokefree environments law on an indigenous population: a multifaceted evaluation

scientific article published on 30 April 2009

Butt lengths differ by area deprivation level: a field study to explore intensive smoking

scientific article published in May 2008

Celebrating 20 years of the Smoke-free Environments Act, and the next steps to end the tobacco epidemic

scientific article published on 21 January 2011

Characteristics of smoker support for increasing a dedicated tobacco tax: national survey data from New Zealand

scientific article

Cigarette butt littering in city streets: a new methodology for studying and results

scientific article published on 20 July 2012

Cigarette pack covers (of health warnings) and the public good

scientific article published on 15 December 2006

Connecting world youth with tobacco brands: YouTube and the internet policy vacuum on Web 2.0 ⬇️

scientific article published on August 25, 2010

Could New Zealand's law on "New Psychoactive Substances" provide lessons for achieving the Smokefree 2025 Goal?

scientific article

Crossing the smoking divide for young adults: expressions of stigma and identity among smokers and nonsmokers

scientific article published on 4 September 2012

Daring to dream: reactions to tobacco endgame ideas among policy-makers, media and public health practitioners

scientific article

Descriptive Epidemiology of New Zealand's Highest Mortality Earthquake: Hawke's Bay in 1931

article

Developing a smartphone 'app' for public health research: the example of measuring observed smoking in vehicles

scientific article

Directly eroding tobacco industry power as a tobacco control strategy: lessons for New Zealand?

scientific article published on 7 October 2005

Distribution of new graphic warning labels: Are tobacco companies following regulations?

scientific article published on 25 August 2009

Do changes in neighborhood and household levels of smoking and deprivation result in changes in individual smoking behavior? A large-scale longitudinal study of New Zealand adults

scientific article published on 12 August 2015

Electronic cigarette online marketing by New Zealand vendors

scientific article published on 8 November 2019

End-of-term brief review of the New Zealand Government's actions on five major health risk factors

scientific article published on 14 October 2011

Ending appreciable tobacco use in a nation: using a sinking lid on supply

scientific article published on 1 October 2010

Epidemiology of international terrorism involving fatal outcomes in developed countries (1994-2003)

scientific article published in January 2005

Epidemiology of major disasters in New Zealand as revealed by disaster memorials

scientific article published on 13 December 2019

Evidence and arguments on tobacco retail displays: marketing an addictive drug to children?

scientific article published on 20 June 2008

Fatal injury epidemiology among the New Zealand military forces in the First World War

scientific article published in November 2013

Fear of the unknown: press coverage of bar owners' fears about smokefree bars

scientific article published on 22 October 2004

Fifty years since the Royal College Report: more action needed to achieve the "Smokefree New Zealand by 2025" goal

scientific article published on 9 March 2012

Front-of-pack nutrition labelling: where to now?

scientific article published on 15 October 2010

Getting an outdoor smokefree policy: the case of Kapiti Coast District Council

scientific article published on 29 January 2010

Good smokefree law compliance in rural pubs in New Zealand: results from fine particulate (PM2.5) air sampling

scientific article published on 15 April 2011

Government paralysis? Stable tobacco prices mean preventable deaths and disease persist, along with health inequalities in New Zealand

scientific article published on 23 January 2010

Hazardous and beneficial nutritional messages in 858 televised food advertisements during children's viewing hours

scientific article published on 5 May 2006

Health and nuisance impacts from outdoor smoking on public transport users: data from Auckland and Wellington

scientific article published on 24 August 2012

Health claims on food labels: is there cause for concern?

scientific article published on 21 January 2011

High and increased support by Māori and non-Māori smokers for a ban on point-of-sale tobacco displays: national survey data

scientific article

High support for a tobacco endgame by Pacific peoples who smoke: national survey data

scientific article published on 10 June 2010

Highly deficient alcohol health warning labels in a high-income country with a voluntary system

scientific article published on 15 May 2018

If nobody smoked tobacco in New Zealand from 2020 onwards, what effect would this have on ethnic inequalities in life expectancy?

scientific article

Implementation failures in the use of two New Zealand laws to control the tobacco industry: 1989-2005

scientific article

In sight, in mind: retailer compliance with legislation on limiting retail tobacco displays

scientific article published in August 2008

Increase in violent deaths of Iraqi journalists since the 2003 invasion

scientific article published on 1 April 2007

Inequities in coverage of smokefree outdoor space policies within the United States: school grounds and playgrounds

scientific article

Informing outdoor smokefree policy: methods for measuring the proportion of people smoking in outdoor public areas

scientific article published on 7 December 2012

International trade and investment law: a new framework for public health and the common good.

scientific article published on 8 May 2018

Is the NZ Government responding adequately to the Māori Affairs Select Committee's 2010 recommendations on tobacco control? A brief review

scholarly article

Journal article on smoking and blindness prompts significantly more calls to the Quitline

scientific article published in April 2002

Key arguments for increasing New Zealand's health development assistance in the Pacific

scientific article

Key design features of a new smokefree law to help achieve the Smokefree Aotearoa

scientific article published on 5 August 2016

Kiwi support for the end of tobacco sales: New Zealand governments lag behind public support for advanced tobacco control policies

scientific article published on 29 January 2010

Last chance to fix the holes in proposed legislation for smoke-free environments

scientific article published on April 17, 2003

Legislation is better than education in achieving smoke-free vehicles for children

scientific article published on 28 February 2012

Lessons from Hong Kong and other countries for outdoor smokefree areas in New Zealand?

scientific article published on 29 June 2007

Lessons from New Zealand's introduction of pictorial health warnings on tobacco packaging

scientific article

Local and regional smokefree and tobacco-free action in New Zealand: highlights and directions

scientific article published on 22 September 2017

Majority of smokers and non-smokers in favour of smokefree parks in New Zealand

scientific article

Majority support among the public, youth and smokers for retail-level controls to help end tobacco use in New Zealand

article

Majority support by Maori and non-Maori smokers for many aspects of increased tobacco control regulation: national survey data

scientific article published on 11 December 2009

Maori challenges and crown responsibilities: Maori policymaker ideas on smokefree policy options

scientific article published on 26 November 2010

Marked decline of sudden mass fatality events in New Zealand 1900 to 2015: the basic epidemiology

scientific article

Marketing fat and sugar to children on New Zealand television

scientific article published on 5 December 2005

Marketing tobacco to New Zealand women: 8 ways to reflect on "World No Tobacco Day"

article

Mass shooting in Christchurch and the epidemiology of sudden mass fatality events in New Zealand

scientific article published on 3 May 2019

Measurement of cigarette butt litter accumulation within city bus shelters

scholarly article

Measuring visual exposure to smoking behaviours: a viewshed analysis of smoking at outdoor bars and cafés across a capital city's downtown area

scientific article

Misperceptions of "light" cigarettes abound: national survey data

scientific article

Missed tobacco tax revenue from 'foreign' packs in New Zealand: results from a discarded pack collection study

scientific article published on 22 November 2013

More evidence for action on New Zealand's obesogenic school environment and food pricing

scientific article published on 26 January 2007

Most New Zealand smokers support having fire-safe cigarettes: national survey data

scientific article published on 28 November 2008

Most smokers support smokefree council-owned playgrounds: national survey data

scientific article published on 13 March 2009

Neglecting the basics? Survey of water and soap availability in council-operated public toilets in New Zealand

scientific article published on 14 June 2013

New Zealand smokers' attitudes to smokefree cars containing preschool children: very high support across all sociodemographic groups

scientific article published on 7 August 2009

New Zealand tobacco retailers' attitudes to selling tobacco, point-of-sale display bans and other tobacco control measures: a qualitative analysis

scientific article published on 20 June 2014

New Zealand's smokefree prison policy appears to be working well: one year on

scientific article published on 29 June 2012

New Zealand: hospitality trade's "mindset" problem

scientific article published in December 2004

New Zealand: return of tobacco man

scientific article published in June 2005

Ninety-six percent of New Zealand smokers support smokefree cars containing preschool children

scientific article published on 7 November 2008

No smoking here (please)

scientific article

Nutrition policy in whose interests? A New Zealand case study

scientific article published on 25 November 2011

Objective measurement of area differences in 'private' smoking behaviour: observing smoking in vehicles

scientific article published in December 2011

Observational study of the visibility of branded tobacco packaging and smoking at outdoor bars/cafes in Wellington, New Zealand

scientific article published on 17 October 2014

Observed smoking in cars: a method and differences by socioeconomic area

scientific article published on October 2006

Observed vaping and smoking in outdoor public places: piloting objective data collection for policies on outdoor vaping

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

One year of smokefree bars and restaurants in New Zealand: impacts and responses

scientific article

Outpouring of public support for wider smokefree area policies in New Zealand

scientific article published on 10 August 2012

Overwhelming support for smokefree cars that are carrying children-is the Government listening?

scientific article published on 10 November 2017

Pacific solutions to reducing smoking around Pacific children in New Zealand: a qualitative study of Pacific policymaker views

scientific article published on 29 January 2010

Patterns of sports sponsorship by gambling, alcohol and food companies: an Internet survey

scientific article published on 11 April 2006

Persisting loopholes in New Zealand's smokefree law on tobacco marketing

scientific article published on 15 June 2006

Persisting mobile phone use while driving and possible solutions for New Zealand

scientific article published on 18 October 2013

Plain packaging for tobacco in New Zealand: local evidence and arguments

scientific article published on 8 July 2011

Playground drinking fountains in 17 local government areas: survey methods and results

scientific article published on 2 February 2018

Policy lessons from comparing mortality from two global forces: international terrorism and tobacco

scientific article

Policymakers and the example of smoking to children: A qualitative study

scientific article

Policymakers' ignorance of New Zealand Government investment in tobacco companies

scientific article published on 13 October 2006

Politicians and tobacco control in New Zealand: a brief three-year audit

scientific article published on 26 August 2005

Poor smoke-free status of airports in a country with a smoke-free goal: New Zealand

scientific article published on 24 July 2020

Population level policy options for increasing the prevalence of smokefree homes

scientific article

Portrayal of tobacco in televised music videos: content analysis and trends

scientific article

Potential advantages and disadvantages of an endgame strategy: a 'sinking lid' on tobacco supply

scientific article (publication date: May 2013)

Potential new regulatory options for e-cigarettes in New Zealand

scientific article

Preventing NCDs through nutritional change is not as complex as it may seem

scientific article published on 27 September 2011

Print media response to SARS in New Zealand

scientific article published in August 2004

Pro-tobacco content in social media: the devil does not have all the best tunes

scientific article published in April 2012

Proposed new industry code on unhealthy food marketing to children and young people: will it make a difference?

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Public attitudes to new smokefree outdoor places policies in New Zealand: an analysis of 217 online comments

scientific article

Public support of tobacco taxation

scientific article published on 2 July 2002

Public, private and personal: qualitative research on policymakers' opinions on smokefree interventions to protect children in 'private' spaces

scientific article

Qualitative exploration of public and smoker understanding of, and reactions to, an endgame solution to the tobacco epidemic

scientific article

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Inequities in coverage of smokefree space policies within the United States

retracted scholarly article

Re-evaluating a local public health control measure used in New Zealand for the pandemic influenza of 1918

scientific article published on 28 October 2005

Realignment of tobacco control services-will it be sufficient to achieve the nation's Smokefree 2025 Goal?

scientific article published on 1 May 2015

Recent changes in cigarette packaging in New Zealand may continue to mislead smokers

article

Regulations should ban the sale of cigarette pack covers of health warnings

scientific article published on 13 October 2006

Regulatory chills: tobacco industry legal threats and the politics of tobacco standardised packaging in New Zealand

scientific article published on 13 April 2018

Remembering the 1918 influenza pandemic: national survey of memorials and scope for enhancing educational value around pandemic preparedness

scientific article

Rethinking the regulatory framework for tobacco control in New Zealand

scientific article published on 15 April 2005

Retraction Note: Inequities in coverage of smokefree space policies within the United States

scientific article published on 26 June 2018

Screening for Ministerial appointments? Systems failure in Peter Dunne's appointment as a New Zealand Revenue and Associate Health Minister

scientific article published on 25 November 2005

Setting a good example? Changes in smoking prevalence among key occupational groups in New Zealand: evidence from the 1981 and 2006 censuses

scientific article published on 2 December 2011

Should New Zealand do more to help other Pacific nations become smokefree by 2025? The case of Tokelau as a potential example

scholarly article

Should New Zealand's Commerce Commission act on cigarette brand name deception?

scientific article published on 27 October 2006

Should e-cigarette use be included in indoor smoking bans?

scientific article published on 28 April 2017

Smoke-free cars legislation: it works but New Zealand should still rigorously evaluate its upcoming law

scientific article published on 21 August 2020

Smokefree 2025: patterns and trends in references to the smokefree goal in political speeches and press releases

scientific article published on 18 July 2014

Smokefree cars in New Zealand: rapid research among stakeholders on attitudes and future directions

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

Smokefree cars to protect children and denormalise smoking: a mini-review of New Zealand literature

scientific article published on 25 May 2012

Smokefree laws and hospitality settings: an example from New Zealand of a deficient approach

scientific article published on 13 September 2019

Smokefree outdoor areas without the smoke-police: the New Zealand local authority experience

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

Smokefree signage at New Zealand racecourses and sports facilities with outdoor stands

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

Smokefree signage at children's playgrounds: Field observations and comparison with Google Street View

scientific article published on 23 August 2017

Smokefree signage at railway stations: a survey of 54 stations in 11 local government areas

scientific article published on 22 February 2019

Smokefree streets: a pilot study of methods to inform policy

scientific article

Smoker misperceptions around tobacco: national survey data of particular relevance to protecting Maori health

article

Smoking close to others and butt littering at bus stops: pilot observational study

scientific article published on 25 February 2014

Smoking in film in New Zealand: measuring risk exposure

scientific article

Smoking increases air pollution levels in city streets: observational and fine particulate data

scientific article

Smoky homes: a review of the exposure and effects of secondhand smoke in New Zealand homes

scientific article

Smooth handling: the lack of safety-related consumer information in car advertisements

scientific article published in October 2007

Spending decisions for tobacco-related disease treatment and tobacco control: an example and a solution

scientific article

Still dying from second-hand smoke at work: a brief review of the evidence for smoke-free workplaces in New Zealand

scientific article

Strong smoker interest in 'setting an example to children' by quitting: national survey data

scientific article

Suboptimal smokefree signage at some hospitals: Field observations and the use of Google Street View

scientific article published on 29 May 2015

Support by New Zealand smokers for new types of smokefree areas: national survey data

scientific article

Support for a tobacco endgame and increased regulation of the tobacco industry among New Zealand smokers: results from a National Survey

scientific article published on 25 April 2012

Supporting smoking cessation in pregnancy--action is urgently needed

scientific article published on May 2, 2003

Survey of descriptors on cigarette packs: still misleading consumers?

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

Survey of smokefree signage at playgrounds: the potential value of comparisons with dog control signage

scientific article published on 3 July 2016

Survey of smoking areas at bars in central Wellington City: scope for further hazard reduction?

scientific article

Surveying all outdoor smokefree signage in contrasting suburbs: methods and results

scientific article published in December 2017

Surveying all public drinking water fountains in a city: outdoor field observations and Google Street View

scientific article

Switch to large pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs

scientific article published on 10 April 2013

Talking health, doing harm: New Zealand Government investment in industries that kill

scientific article published on 2 March 2007

Ten years of a national law covering smoke-free school grounds: a brief review

scientific article

The First World War: 10 artworks illustrating some key health impacts

scientific article published in October 2014

The Government's Goal for a Smokefree New Zealand by 2025: more decisions, and more detail, are urgently needed

scientific article published on 25 March 2011

The Maori Affairs Select Committee Inquiry and the road to a smokefree Aotearoa

scientific article published on 26 November 2010

The New Zealand Government's 2005 Budget: missed opportunities for significant public health progress

scientific article published on 3 June 2005

The Smokefree 2025 goal: an opportunity for the new government

scientific article published on 22 June 2018

The benefits and harms of alcohol use in New Zealand: what politicians might consider

scientific article published on 10 June 2011

The extent of YouTube videos with smoking and smokefree words

scientific article published on 19 March 2010

The health impacts of the First World War on New Zealand: a summary and a remaining research agenda

article

The importance of tobacco prices to roll-your-own (RYO) smokers (national survey data): higher tax needed on RYO

scientific article published on 30 October 2009

The important persisting problem of smoking in cars with children: new data from a multi-year national survey of young people

scientific article

The long-term supply of tobacco and nicotine: some goals, principles and policy implications

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

The potential of Google Street View for studying smokefree signage

scientific article published on 22 April 2015

The prevalence of misleading tobacco descriptors in the New Zealand tobacco market

article

The use and misuse of health research by parliamentary politicians during the development of a national smokefree law

scientific article

Tobacco branding, plain packaging, pictorial warnings, and symbolic consumption

scientific article published on 27 December 2011

Tobacco control in New Zealand: top marks for new smoking cessation guidelines, must try harder elsewhere

scientific article published on 20 June 2008

Tobacco excise taxes: a health and social justice measure?

scientific article published on 24 June 2020

Tobacco industry fears of the World Conference of Tobacco or Health

scientific article published on 31 March 2006

Tobacco pack display at hospitality venues after the introduction of standardised tobacco packaging in New Zealand: a field observation study

scientific article published on 06 September 2019

Tobacco retail displays: a comparison of industry arguments and retailers' experiences

scientific article published on 17 August 2011

Tobacco smoke pollution associated with Irish pubs in New Zealand: fine particulate (PM2.5) air sampling

scientific article published on 8 June 2012

Tobacco tax as a health protecting policy: a brief review of the New Zealand evidence

scientific article

Tobacco taxation and public health: ethical problems, policy responses

scientific article published on 21 January 2005

Trends in smoking in vehicles at a local community-level in New Zealand: Wainuiomata 2005-2013

scientific article published on 4 July 2014

Unequal risks, unmet needs: the tobacco burden for Pacific peoples in New Zealand

scientific article published on 25 September 2009

Updating New Zealand's national smokefree law to reduce anomalies and improve health protection

scientific article published on 18 October 2013

Use of four major tobacco control interventions in New Zealand: a review

scientific article published on 20 June 2008

Use of pricing and tax interventions for protecting health: potential relevance for New Zealand of recent international developments

scientific article published on 9 September 2011

Vehicle emissions and consumer information in car advertisements

scientific article (publication date: 29 April 2008)

Violent deaths of media workers associated with conflict in Iraq, 2003-2012

scientific article

What Wellington region city councillors think of smokefree outdoor places

scientific article

What are the elements of the tobacco endgame?

scientific article published in March 2012

What is behind smoker support for new smokefree areas? National survey data

scientific article

What is tobacco tax for - revenue or health?

scientific article published on 21 September 2012

What's new in tobacco tax research for New Zealand and is it time for a tax hike now?

scientific article published on 24 April 2009

Young Adults’ Interpretations of Tobacco Brands: Implications for Tobacco Control

scientific article published on 26 May 2011

Youth exposure to in-vehicle second-hand smoke and their smoking behaviours: trends and associations in repeated national surveys (2006-2012).

scientific article published on 17 September 2013

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