Economic burden of environmental tobacco smoke on Hong Kong families: Scale and impact

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Peters, J ^a   McCabe, C J ^a   Hedley, A J ^b   Lam, T H ^b   Wong, C M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; COUGHING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

EID: 0031982817     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.52.1.53     Document Type: Article

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