Tobacco use and environmental smoke exposure among Taiwanese pregnant smokers and recent quitters: Risk perception, attitude, and avoidance behavior

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4104-4116

  Lai, Ming Cheng ^a   Chou, Feng Sha ^b   Yang, Yann Jy ^c   Wang, Chih Chien ^b   Lee, Ming Chang ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF BUSINESS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental tobacco smoke pollution; Pregnancy; Risk behavior; Tobacco smoking

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; MATERNAL HEALTH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PASSIVE SMOKING; PERCEPTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAIWAN; TOBACCO;

TAIWAN;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TAIWAN; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883727748     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10094104     Document Type: Article

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