Increasing prevalence of smoke-free homes and decreasing rates of sudden infant death syndrome in the United States: An ecological association study

Tobacco Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 6-11

  Behm, Ilan ^a   Kabir, Zubair ^b   Connolly, Gregory N ^a   Alpert, Hillel R ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Research Institute for a Tobacco Free Society   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; STATISTICS; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUPINE POSITION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH; SUPINE POSITION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857033480     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2010.041376     Document Type: Article

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