Respiratory symptoms due to active and passive smoking in junior secondary school students in Hong Kong

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-48

  Lam, T H ^a   Chung, S F ^a   Betson, C L ^a   Wong, C M ^a   Hedley, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Children; Chinese; Hong Kong; Passive smoking; Respiratory symptoms; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; PASSIVE SMOKING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; STUDENTS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COUGHING; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE DISEASE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; STUDENT; SYMPTOM; THROAT DISEASE; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

CHINA, HONG KONG;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0031911798     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.1.41     Document Type: Article

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