Biomarker evaluation of Greek adolescents exposure to secondhand smoke

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 459-466

  Vardavas, C I ^a,b   Tzatzarakis, M N ^c   Plada, M ^a   Tsatsakis, A M ^c   Papadaki, A ^a   Saris, W H ^b   Moreno, L A ^d   Kafatos, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cotinine; Environmental tobacco smoke; Exposure; Health effects; Passive smoking

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; COTININE; NICOTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MATERNAL SMOKING; PARENTAL SMOKING; PASSIVE SMOKING; PATERNAL SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COTININE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GREECE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NICOTINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77952244122     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109354941     Document Type: Article

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