Secondhand smoke in Geneva, 1996-2006: Changes in exposure, opinions, and workplace smoking bans in the absence of national legislation

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-165

  Etter, Jean Francois ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Community surveys; Environmental tobacco smoke; Second hand smoke; Smoking; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PASSIVE SMOKING; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICS; SWITZERLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; SWITZERLAND; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651024677     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2009.15.2.159     Document Type: Article

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