Carboxyhaemoglobin levels in water-pipe and cigarette smokers

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 122-124

  Theron, Ansa ^a   Schultz, Cedric ^a   Ker, James A ^a   Falzone, Nadia ^b  

^a STEVE BIKO ACADEMIC HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 75849128251     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/samj.3462     Document Type: Article

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