Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in the home and worksite and health effects in adults: Results from the 1991 National Health Interview Survey

Tobacco Control

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 296-305

  Mannino, David M ^a   Siegel, Michael ^b   Rose, Deborah ^c   Nkuchia, John ^d   Etzel, Ruth ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Environmental tobacco smoke; Respiratory tract diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEX RATIO; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031326071     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.6.4.296     Document Type: Article

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