Validity and reliability of self-reported exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in work offices

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1111-1114

  Willemsen, Marc C ^a   Brug, Johannes ^a   Uges, Donald R A ^b   Vos De Wael, Marlieke L ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NICOTINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030689628     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199711000-00012     Document Type: Article

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