Socioeconomic inequalities in childhood exposure to secondhand smoke before and after smoke-free legislation in three UK countries

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 599-608

  Moore, Graham F ^a   Currie, Dorothy ^b   Gilmore, Gillian ^c   Holliday, Jo C ^a   Moore, Laurence ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

smoking; socioeconomic status; young people

Indexed keywords

COTININE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; SANITATION; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; COTININE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; PARENTS; POVERTY; PUBLIC FACILITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WALES;

EID: 84870156977     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds025     Document Type: Article

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