Assessment of exposure to secondhand smoke at outdoor bars and family restaurants in athens, georgia, using salivary cotinine

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 698-704

  Hall, J C ^a   Bernert, J T ^b   Hall, D B ^a   Helen, G St ^a   Kudon, L H ^c   Naeher, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Northeast Health District   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Outdoors; Salivary cotinine; Secondhand smoke

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; SALIVA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEORGIA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESTAURANTS; SALIVA; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349787432     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903249893     Document Type: Article

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