Involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in adolescents: Urinary cotinine and environmental factors

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-131

  Bono, Roberto ^a   Russo, Roberto ^a   Scursatone, Enzo ^a   Gilli, Giorgio ^a   Arossa, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Dispensario di Igiene Sociale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SMOKING HABIT; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0029979528     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936005     Document Type: Article

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