Secondhand tobacco smoke concentrations in motor vehicles: A pilot study

Tobacco Control

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 399-404

  Jones, M R ^a   Navas Acien, Ana ^a   Yuan, J ^a   Breysse, P N ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAR DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PILOT STUDY; SMOKING; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; NICOTINE; PILOT PROJECTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 70350089569     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2009.029942     Document Type: Article

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