Impact of smoke-free workplace legislation on exposures and health: Possibilities for prevention

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 397-408

  Jaakkola, M S ^a,b   Jaakkola, J J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Coronary heart disease; Legislation; Lung cancer; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH STATUS; HEART; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LAW; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LUNG CANCER; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STROKE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER;

CORONARY DISEASE; EUROPE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33845508399     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.06.00001306     Document Type: Review

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