Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Cancer

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 528-541

  Okona Mensah, K ^a   Fayokun, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Carcinogens; Environmental tobacco smoke; Epidemiology; Indoor air pollution; Interventions; Involuntary smoking; Nonsmokers; Passive smoking; Relative risk; Secondhand smoke; Smoke free legislation; Toxic air contaminant

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019441679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00030-1     Document Type: Chapter

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