Reducing children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke: The empirical evidence and directions for future research

Tobacco Control

Volumn 9, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2000, Pages

  Hovell, Melbourne F ^a   Zakarian, Joy M ^a   Wahlgren, Dennis R ^a   Matt, Georg E ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counselling; Environmental tobacco smoke; Interventions; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 17444441817     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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