Hold the front page: Smoking bans good for (most) workers' health

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 751-753

  Godfrey, Fiona ^a  

^a European Respiratory Society   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE; WORKROOM AIR;

HUMANS; RESTAURANTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34247364592     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200701-094ED     Document Type: Editorial

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