A randomized, controlled community-wide intervention to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1372-1381

  Mohlman, Mary Kate ^a   Boulos, Dina N K ^b   Setouhy, Maged El ^b   Radwan, Ghada ^c   Makambi, Kepher ^a   Jillson, Irene ^d   Loffredo, Christopher A ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880733576     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts333     Document Type: Article

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