Strength of smoke-free air laws and indoor air quality

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 381-386

  Lee, Kiyoung ^a   Hahn, Ellen J ^b   Robertson, Heather E ^b   Lee, Seongjik ^b   Vogel, Suzann I ^b   Travers, Mark J ^c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SMOKING;

EID: 65549118377     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntp026     Document Type: Article

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