What happened in Italy? A brief summary of studies conducted in Italy to evaluate the impact of the smoking ban

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1620-1622

  Gorini, G ^a   Chellini, E ^a   Galeone, D ^b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Second hand smoke; Smoking bar

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM;

ATTITUDE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; ITALY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NICOTINE; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 34848842127     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm279     Document Type: Review

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