Smoking is an occupational hazard

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-169

  Howard, John ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental tobacco smoke; ETS; Smoking ban; Smoking interactions with occupational toxins; Smoking prevalence disparities; Tobacco control; Tobacco dependence treatments; Tobacco taxation; Worksite health promotion

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TOXIN;

CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TAX; TOBACCO; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; NICOTINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 4043124829     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10364     Document Type: Review

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