Effective protection from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Poland: The World Health Organization perspective

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-131

  Kaleta, Dorota ^a,b   Polańska, Kinga ^c   Wojtysiak, Piotr ^d   Kozieł, Anna ^b   Kwaśniewska, Magdalena ^a   Miśkiewicz, Paulina ^b   Drygas, Wojciech ^a  

^a Medical University of ódz   (Poland)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^d Secretary of Piotrkowski District   (Poland)

Author keywords

Environmental tobacco smoke exposure; Legislation; World Health Organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLAND; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; POLAND; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77955249354     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10001-010-0014-7     Document Type: Review

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