How smoke-free laws improve air quality: A global study of Irish pubs

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 600-605

  Connolly, Gregory N ^a   Carpenter, Carrie M ^a   Travers, Mark J ^b   Cummings, K Michael ^b   Hyland, Andrew ^b   Mulcahy, Maurice ^c   Clancy, Luke ^d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

^d Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; HOUSEHOLD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IRELAND; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOUSE; SMOKE FREE POLICY; SMOKING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; IRELAND; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PUBLIC POLICY; RESTAURANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

EID: 67149095273     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntp038     Document Type: Article

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