The new danger of thirdhand smoke: Why passive smoking does not stop at secondhand smoke

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 422-

  Protano, Carmela ^a   Vitali, Matteo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INGESTION; INHALATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; THIRDHAND SMOKING;

EID: 80053448299     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1103956     Document Type: Article

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