Children's secondhand smoke exposure in private homes and cars: An ethical analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2140-2145

  Jarvie, Jill A ^a   Malone, Ruth E ^b,c  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COURT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOME; HUMAN; LAW; PASSIVE SMOKING; REVIEW;

AUTOMOBILES; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ETHICAL ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MINORS; PARENTS; PATERNALISM; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 57149111482     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.130856     Document Type: Review

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