Secondhand smoke exposure within semi-open air cafes and tobacco specific 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL) concentrations among nonsmoking employees

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 875-881

  Vardavas, Constantine I ^a,b   Karabela, Maria ^b   Agaku, Israel T ^a   Matsunaga, Yuko ^a   Myridakis, Antonis ^c   Kouvarakis, Antonis ^c   Stephanou, Euripides G ^c   Lymperi, Maria ^d   Behrakis, Panagiotis K ^a,b,d  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Hellenic Cancer Society Athens   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hospitality venue; NNAL; Occupational exposure; PM2.5; Second hand smoke; Semi open

Indexed keywords

4-(METHYLNITROSAMINO)-1-(3-PYRIDYL)-1-BUTAN-1-OL; AIR POLLUTANT; NITROSAMINE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CATERING SERVICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROSAMINES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PYRIDINES; RESTAURANTS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84910015400     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: 1896494X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-014-0294-4     Document Type: Article

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