Exposure to secondhand smoke in Germany: Air contamination due to smoking in German restaurants, bars, and other venues

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 547-555

  Schneider, Sven ^a   Seibold, Bjoern ^b   Schunk, Susanne ^b   Jentzsch, Elmar ^b   Pötschke Langer, Martina ^b   Dresler, Carolyn ^c   Travers, Mark J ^d   Hyland, Andrew ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CATERING SERVICE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LAW; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GERMANY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RESTAURANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 40749117949     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14622200801902029     Document Type: Article

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