Secondhand smoke and respiratory ill health in current smokers

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 307-314

  Lam, T H ^a   Ho, L M ^a   Hedley, A J ^a   Adab, P ^b   Fielding, R ^a   McGhee, S M ^a   Leung, G M ^a   Aharonson Daniel, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; RISK; SMOKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; POLICE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 25844518717     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2005.011775     Document Type: Article

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