The Need to Protect Children from Second-hand Tobacco Smoke.
From: BMA Tobacco Control Resource Centre, Edinburgh.
Professional nurse (London, England)
- Publish Date: Jan 2004
- ISSN: 0266-8130
- Volume: 19
- Issue: 5
- Pages: 285
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Jones Sinead, et al. The Need to Protect Children from Second-hand Tobacco Smoke.. Jan 2004;19:285
Abstract
Second-hand tobacco smoke has serious effects on health — particularly that of children. Voluntary measures to protect people from exposure to second-hand smoke in public places have failed. This paper argues that legislation is needed to ban smoking in public places.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Child, Child Welfare, Child, Preschool, Great Britain, Health Promotion, Humans, Infant, Smoking, Tobacco Smoke Pollution
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