Assessment of foetal exposure to cigarette smoke after recent implementations of smoke-free policy in Italy

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 546-550

  Franchini, Mario ^a   Caruso, Clementina ^a   Perico, Andrea ^b   Pacifici, Roberta ^c   Monleon, Toni ^d   Garcia Algar, Oscar ^e   Rossi, Silvia ^c   Pichini, Simona ^c  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Public Health Laboratory   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cord serum cotinine; Foetal exposure to cigarette smoke; Self reported questionnaire; Smoke free policy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COTININE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; NEWBORN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; COTININE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING;

EID: 41749111407     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00762.x     Document Type: Article

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