Objective measurement of area differences in 'private' smoking behaviour: Observing smoking in vehicles

Tobacco Control

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 130-135

  Patel, Vimal ^a   Thomson, George ^a   Wilson, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NEW ZEALAND; PASSIVE SMOKING; POVERTY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTOR VEHICLES; NEW ZEALAND; POVERTY AREAS; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84874216732     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2011-050119     Document Type: Article

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