Socioeconomic determinants of children's environmental tobacco smoke exposure and family's home smoking policy

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-58

  Bolte, Gabriele ^a   Fromme, Hermann ^a  

^a BAVARIAN HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Education; Income; Passive smoking; Single parent

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CAR; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PARENT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 59449085385     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn114     Document Type: Article

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