Myths, facts and conditional truths: What is the evidence on the risks associated with smoking in cars carrying children?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Pawson, Ray ^a   Wong, Geoff ^b   Owen, Lesley ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOTOR VEHICLE; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLLUTION MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC;

EID: 79960156004     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100903     Document Type: Article

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