Exposure to second-hand smoke: a population-based survey in Spain

@article{PrezRos2007ExposureTS,
  title={Exposure to second-hand smoke: a population-based survey in Spain},
  author={M{\'o}nica P{\'e}rez-R{\'i}os and M I Santiago-P{\'e}rez and Bego{\~n}a Alonso and Alberto Malvar and Xurxo Hervada},
  journal={European Respiratory Journal},
  year={2007},
  volume={29},
  pages={818 - 819}
}
To the Editors: In 1972, a US Surgeon General’s report, “The Health Consequences of Smoking”, addressed the topic of passive smoking 1. More than three decades later, another Surgeon General’s report, “The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke”, concluded that a causal relationship exists between second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure experienced by lifelong nonsmokers and several diseases, including lung cancer and coronary heart disease 2. Despite the report's findings… 
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Correlates of exposure to second-hand smoke in an urban Mediterranean population
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The prevalence of SHS exposure in this population was high and the strongest association with exposure were found for age and occupational status in men, and age and educational level in women.
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Burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review.
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Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in Chaves after the implementation of the law 37/2007. A cross-sectional study in two healthcare settings.
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The exposure to secondhand smoke at home and at leisure time in Barcelona occurs mainly during leisure time, with higher levels of salivary cotinine concentration regardless of sex, age group, and educational level.
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