College students' exposure to secondhand smoke
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Environmental monitoring of secondhand smoke exposure
The complex composition of secondhand smoke (SHS) provides a range of constituents that can be measured in environmental samples (air, dust and on surfaces) and therefore used to assess non-smokers' exposure to tobacco smoke. Monitoring SHS exposure (SHSe) in indoor environments provides useful information on the extent and consequences of SHSe, implementing and evaluating tobacco control progr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nicotine & Tobacco Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1469-994X,1462-2203
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntp100