Prevalence of second-hand smoke exposure after introduction of the Italian smoking ban: The Florence and Belluno survey

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Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 798-802

  Gorini, Giuseppe ^a   Gasparrini, Antonio ^a   Tamang, Elizabeth ^b   Nebot, Manel ^c,d   Lopez, Maria José ^c   Albertini, Marco ^b   Marcolina, Daniela ^e   Fernandez, Esteve ^d,f  

^a CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^b Geological and Georesources Service   (Italy)

^c AGÈNCIA DE SALUT PÚBLICA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^e Occupational Health Unit   (Italy)

^f CATALAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Italy; Second hand smoke; Smoking ban; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 59349092201     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400604     Document Type: Article

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