Measuring Air Quality to Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke in Cars

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 363-368

  Rees, Vaughan W ^a   Connolly, Gregory N ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESPIRATORY CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECONDHAND SMOKE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; SAFETY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 33749507634     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2006.07.021     Document Type: Article

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