Is exposure to secondhand smoke child abuse? yes

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 103-104

  Goldstein, Adam O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Child abuse; Child advocacy; Smoking; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

PASSIVE SMOKING;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PARENT; PASSIVE SMOKING; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PARENTS; PNEUMONIA; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84924284254     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1764     Document Type: Editorial

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