Effects of comprehensive smoke-free legislation in Europe

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2008, Pages

  Lotrean, Lucia Maria ^a,b  

^a IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b NONE   (Romania)

Author keywords

Europe; Legislation; Second hand smoke

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECONOMICS; EUROPE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PASSIVE SMOKING; REVIEW; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 48249087379     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-36342008000900005     Document Type: Review

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