Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and health effects among hospitality workers in Sweden - Before and after the implementation of a smoke-free law

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-277

  Larsson, Matz ^a   Boëthius, Göran ^b   Axelsson, Sara ^a   Montgomery, Scott M ^a,c,d  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖSTERSUND HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Gambling; Hospitality venue; Legislation; Nicotine in air; Passive smoking; Spirometry symptom

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE; COTININE;

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; WORKPLACE;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIROMETRY; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE; WORKROOM AIR; ATTITUDE; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 55049099636     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.1243     Document Type: Article

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