Are students exposed to tobacco smoke in German schools?

Are students exposed to tobacco smoke in German schools?

The aim of this study was to investigate to which extent 6th grade school children are exposed to tobacco smoke by others. As biomarker for the exposure to tobacco smoke nicotine and cotinine were measured in the urine. Our study population consisted of 771 schoolchildren aged 11-14 years who accord...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heinrich, Joachim, Wichmann, H.-Erich, Merkel, Günter, Thaqi, Agim
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House 2005-12-01
Series:GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie
Subjects:
nicotine
cotinine
biomarker
passive smoking
ETS
tobacco smoke exposure
students
school children
adolescent
school
Germany
Online Access:http://www.egms.de/en/journals/mibe/2005-1/mibe000018.shtml

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