Effect of a smoking ban on respiratory health in nonsmoking hospitality workers: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2014, Pages e86-e91

  Rajkumar, Sarah ^a,b   Stolz, Daiana ^c   Hammer, Jürg ^d   Moeller, Alexander ^e   Bauer, Georg F ^f   Huynh, Cong Khanh ^g   Röösli, Martin ^a,b  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^e University Childrens Hospital   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^g Pôle Santeacute des Travailleurs   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; ECZEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FRACTIONAL EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; HOSPITALITY WORKER; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLEN ALLERGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; REVIEW; RHINITIS; SMOKING BAN; SPIROMETRY; WORKPLACE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BRONCHITIS; COUGH; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

NITRIC OXIDE; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADULT; BRONCHITIS; COUGH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 84930063414     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000262     Document Type: Review

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