The Challenges of Limiting Exposure to THS in Vulnerable Populations

Current environmental health reports

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 215-225

  Samet, Jonathan M ^a   Chanson, Dayana ^a   Wipfli, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Nicotine; Thirdhand smoke; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

DANGEROUS GOODS; LEAD; PASSIVE SMOKING;

ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PASSIVE SMOKING; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEAD; LOS ANGELES; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84955741886     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21965412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40572-015-0060-1     Document Type: Article

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