Thirdhand smoke: Here to stay

Tobacco Control

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-3

  Schick, Suzaynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NITROSAMINE;

EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMANS; NICOTINE; NITROSAMINES; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 78650602554     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.040279     Document Type: Editorial

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