How many deaths will it take? A death from asthma associated with work-related environmental tobacco smoke

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Stanbury, Martha ^a   Chester, Debra ^b   Hanna, Elizabeth A ^b   Rosenman, Kenneth D ^b,c  

^a MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Asthma death; Bars and restaurants; Environmental tobacco smoke; Work related

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ASTHMA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESTAURANTS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 38549093217     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20538     Document Type: Article

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