To what extent do parents strive to protect their children from environmental tobacco smoke in the Nordic countries? A population-based study

Tobacco Control

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-60

  Lund, Karl Erik ^a   Skrondal, Anders ^b   Vertio, Harry ^c   Helgason, Ásgeir R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Section of Medical Statistics

^c Finnish Centre of Health Promotion   (Finland)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e NOVUM   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental tobacco smoke; Homes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; ICELAND; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SWEDEN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0032014063     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.7.1.56     Document Type: Article

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