Secondhand tobacco smoke: A source of lead exposure in US children and adolescents

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 714-722

  Apostolou, Andria ^a   Garcia Esquinas, Esther ^a   Fadrowski, Jeffrey J ^b   McLain, Pat ^a   Weaver, Virginia M ^a   Navas Acien, Ana ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COTININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEAD; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859038825     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300161     Document Type: Article

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