Impact of a smoking ban in hospitality venues on second hand smoke exposure: A comparison of exposure assessment methods

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Rajkumar, Sarah ^a,b   Huynh, Cong Khanh ^c   Bauer, Georg F ^d   Hoffmann, Susanne ^d   Röösli, Martin ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c Institute for Work and Health ^*  (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hospitality workers; Passive sampler; Prospective study; Second hand smoke; Smoking ban

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SWITZERLAND;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SWITZERLAND; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84878397479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-536     Document Type: Article

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