Secondhand smoke at work

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-126

  Eisner, Mark D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Cigarette smoking; Myocardial infarction; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LAW; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORKPLACE; WORKROOM AIR;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77951006111     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32833649b3     Document Type: Review

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