Informing effective smoke-free policies in Argentina: Air quality monitoring study in 15 cities (2007-2009);Políticas efectivas de ambientes libres de humo de tabaco en Argentina: estudio de monitoreo de calidad del aire en 15 ciudades (2007-2009)

Salud Publica de Mexico

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL.2, 2010, Pages

  Schoj, Verónica ^a,b   Sebrié, Ernesto M ^c   Pizarro, María Elizabeth ^a,b   Hyland, Andrew ^c   Travers, Mark J ^c  

^a Fundacion Interamericana del Corazón Argentina FIC Argentina   (Argentina)

^b HOSPITAL ITALIANO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Indoor; Smoking laws; Suspended particles; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LEGAL ASPECT; PASSIVE SMOKING; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ARGENTINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 78651247904     PISSN: 00363634     EISSN: 16067916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-36342010000800011     Document Type: Article

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