Policy effects of secondhand smoke exposure in public places in the republic of korea: Evidence from pm2.5 levels and air nicotine concentrations

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7725-7730

  Park, Eun Young ^a,b   Lim, Min Kyung ^a   Yang, Wonho ^c   Yun, E Hwa ^a   Oh, Jin Kyoung ^a   Jeong, Bo Yoon ^a   Hong, Soon Yeoul ^a   Lee, Do Hoon ^d   Tamplin, Steve ^e  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^d National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air nicotine; PM2.5; Secondhand smoke; Smoke free policy

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LEISURE; PASSIVE SMOKING; SANITATION; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; NICOTINE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESTAURANTS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84893373195     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.12.7725     Document Type: Article

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