Effects of environmental tobacco smoke on respiratory health of boys and girls from kindergarten: Results from 15 districts of northern China

Indoor Air

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 475-483

  Dong, G H ^a   Cao, Y ^a   Ding, H L ^a   Ma, Y N ^a   Jin, J ^a   Zhao, Y D ^a   He, Q C ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Environmental Tobacco Smoke; Respiratory Symptoms

Indexed keywords

SMOKE; TOBACCO;

'CURRENT; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKES; NORTHERN CHINA; ODD RATIOS; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS; SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE;

DISEASES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 36749087491     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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