Tobacco consumption and secondhand smoke exposure in vehicles: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Curto, Ariadna ^a,b   Martínez Sánchez, Jose M ^a,c   Fernández, Esteve ^a,c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 84855497858     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000418     Document Type: Article

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