German Environmental Survey IV: Children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-83

  Conrad, André ^a   Schulz, Christine ^a   Seiwert, Margarete ^a   Becker, Kerstin ^a   Ullrich, Detlef ^a   Kolossa Gehring, Marike ^a  

^a UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Children; Cotinine; Environmental tobacco smoke; Germany; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CADMIUM; COTININE; LEAD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADOLESCENT; AIR MONITORING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; URINE LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; COTININE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 72949120421     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2009.01.023     Document Type: Article

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