Exposure to and attitudes regarding secondhand smoke among secondary students in Taiwan

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 259-267

  Chen, Ping Ling ^a   Huang, Weigang ^b   Chuang, Yi Li ^b   Warren, Charles W ^c   Jones, Nathan R ^d   Lee, Juliette ^c   Asma, Samira ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

School health; Secondhand smoke; Surveillance; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENTAL SMOKING; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 67650655648     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509335398     Document Type: Article

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