Outdoor smoking areas: Does the science support a ban?

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 229-

  Potera, Carol ^a  

^a American Journal of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTININE; NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; DEATH; EXPOSURE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

EID: 84879570554     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.121-a229     Document Type: Article

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