Passive smoking in children: Effect of avoidance strategies at home as measured by hair nicotine levels

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 117-122

  Al Delaimy, Wael K ^a,b   Crane, Julian ^a   Woodward, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral; Children; Hair; Nicotine; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCALP HAIR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0035038723     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890109604062     Document Type: Article

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