Cross-Sectional and Prospective Associations Between Passive Smoking and Respiratory Symptoms at the Workplace

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-131

  Ho, Sai Yin ^a,b   Lam, Tai Hing ^a,b   Chung, Siu Fung ^a,b   Lam, Ting Pui ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Prospective Studies; Respiratory; Signs and Symptoms; Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; COUGHING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHINITIS; RISK; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846226543     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2006.06.010     Document Type: Article

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