Home smoking policy and environmental tobacco smoke exposure among Koreans in Seoul

Tobacco Control

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-72

  Hughes, S C ^a,d   Hovell, M F ^a   Hofstetter, C R ^a   Irvin, V L ^a   Park, H R ^b   Paik, H Y ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; KOREA; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; SMOKING;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 38949133850     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2007.022244     Document Type: Letter

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