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Does the smoke ever really clear? Thirdhand smoke exposure raises new concerns

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Burton, Adrian·2011·Environmental Health Perspectives
DOI 10.1289/ehp.119-a70PMC PMC3040625
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Authors
Burton, A.
Affiliations
Adrian Burton is a biologist living in Spain who also writes regularly for The Lancet Oncology, The Lancet Neurology, and Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Corresponding author
Burton, Adrian
Venue
Environmental Health Perspectives
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published
2011-02-01
Volume
119
Issue
2
Pages
A70-A74
ISSN
  • 0091-6765 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-9924
DOI
10.1289/ehp.119-a70
PMC
PMC3040625
OpenAlex
W2334538939
Cited by
90
References
1
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FWCI
4.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Environmental Health Perspectives (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Air Quality and Health Impacts
Keywords
thirdhand smoke, tobacco smoke exposure, indoor air pollution, passive smoking, child health
MeSH terms
Humans, Tobacco Smoke Pollution

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