Insufficient smoking restrictions in restaurants around Junior High Schools in Japan

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 349-353

  Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Osaki, Yoneatsu ^a   Kurozawa, Youichi ^a   Kishimoto, Takuji ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Descriptive epidemiology; Environmental tobacco smoke; Health promotion; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LEGAL ASPECT; SMOKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JAPAN; POPULATION; PUBLIC OPINION; RESTAURANTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 33845367502     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.210.349     Document Type: Article

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