Biomarkers of passive smoking among Greek preschool children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 891-896

  Vardavas, Constantine I ^a   Tzatzarakis, Manolis N ^b   Tsatsakis, Aristeidis M ^b   Athanasopoulos, Dimitrios ^c   Balomenaki, Evaggelia ^c   Linardakis, Manolis K ^a   Kafatos, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c Chania General Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Environmental tobacco smoke; Greece; Nicotine; Passive smoking; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COTININE; NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTININE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NICOTINE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 33750334195     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-006-0196-y     Document Type: Article

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