Secondhand smoke exposure among women and children: Evidence from 31 countries

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 672-679

  Wipfli, Heather ^a   Avila Tang, Erika ^a   Navas Acien, Ana ^a   Kim, Sungroul ^a   Onicescu, Georgiana ^a   Yuan, Jie ^a   Breysse, Patrick ^a   Samet, Jonathan M ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PASSIVE SMOKING; CHEMISTRY; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; HAIR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NICOTINE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 41949138511     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.126631     Document Type: Article

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