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RECORD NUMBER: 17 OF 60| Main Title | Environmental tobacco smoke : measuring exposures and assessing health effects / | |||||||||||
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| CORP Author | National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Passive Smoking. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | National Academy Press, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1986 | |||||||||||
| Report Number | ISBN-0-309-03730-1; EPA-68-02-4073; PHS-ASU000001-06-S1 | |||||||||||
| Stock Number | PB92-223262 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Tobacco smoke--Toxicity testing ; Passive smoking ; Environmental Exposure ; Tobacco Smoke Pollution--adverse effects ; Tobacco Smoke Pollution--analysis | |||||||||||
| Additional Subjects | Exposure ; Air pollution effects(Humans) ; Tobacco smoke pollution ; Measurement ; In vivo analysis ; In vitro analysis ; Toxicology ; Questionnaires ; Dose-response relationships ; Biological markers ; Pulmonary neoplasms ; Cardiovascular system ; Children ; Neoplasms ; Carcinogens ; Environmental tobacco smoke | |||||||||||
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| Collation | xiii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm | |||||||||||
| Abstract | The report evaluates methodologies in epidemiologic and related studies for obtaining measurements of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) by nonsmokers and also outlines the possible health effects of such exposures as reported in the published literature. The committee reviewed original research data and identified research needs but was not charged with preparing policy statements or recommendations for public health actions. |
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| Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. Microfiche. |