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Secondhand smoke transfer in multiunit housing.
INTRODUCTION The home can represent a significant source of secondhand smoke (SHS), especially for individuals who live in close proximity to one another in multiunit housing (MUH). The objective of this study was to quantify real-time SHS transfer between smoke-permitted and smoke-free living units within the same MUH structure. METHODS Air monitors were used to assess PM₂.₅, an environmenta...
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INTRODUCTION During the past 30 years, local and state tobacco use control laws in the United States have helped reduce smoking prevalence and exposure to secondhand smoke, but progress among low socioeconomic populations has been slow. Implementing smoke-free housing policies in affordable housing may help address this issue. The purpose of our study was to assess how such policies affect smok...
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متن کاملTobacco Use, Secondhand Smoke, and Smoke-Free Home Rules in Multiunit Housing.
INTRODUCTION Multiunit housing (MUH) residents are particularly susceptible to involuntary secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in their home, which can enter their living units from nearby units and shared areas where smoking occurs. To date, no study has assessed non-cigarette tobacco use among MUH residents. This study assessed the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of tobacco use (combus...
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• Contested roles and responsibilities in HWC concern issues around: – decisions to move in and allocations (and the different perspectives of older people, their families and external agencies, especially those with nomination rights); – the different expectations residents, families, providers and professionals have of HWC; – buildings and facilities provision, management and maintenance, hea...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 1920
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/106517a0