Parental smoking behavior and the urinary cotinine levels of asthmatic children

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-175

  Bahçeciler, Nerin N ^a,b   Barlan, Işil B ^a   Nuhoǧlu, Yonca ^a   Başaran, Müjdat M ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Cotinine; Smoking habits

Indexed keywords

COTININE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; SMOKING HABIT; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0344299193     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770909909056314     Document Type: Article

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