Socioeconomic differences in exposure to tobacco smoke pollution (TSP) in Bangladeshi households with children: Findings from the international tobacco control (ITC) Bangladesh survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 842-860

  Abdullah, Abu S ^a,b   Hitchman, Sara C ^c   Driezen, Pete ^c   Nargis, Nigar ^d   Quah, Anne C K ^c   Fong, Geoffrey T ^c,e  

^a GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^e ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Children; Second hand smoke (SHS); Smoking restrictions; Tobacco smoke pollution (TSP)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79953280081     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8030842     Document Type: Article

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