Secondhand smoke exposure in bars and restaurants in Guatemala City: Before and after smoking ban evaluation

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Barnoya, Joaquin ^a,b   Arvizu, Mariel ^a   Jones, Miranda R ^c,d   Hernandez, Juan C ^a   Breysse, Patrick N ^c   Navas Acien, Ana ^c,d  

^a Cardiovascular Unit of Guatemala   (Guatemala)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Smoke free environments; Tobacco; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GUATEMALA; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINE; RESTAURANTS; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 78751577594     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9673-8     Document Type: Article

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