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Evaluating environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a group of turkish primary school students and develo

"Evaluating environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a group of turkish primary school students and developing intervention methods for prevention

In countries like Turkey where smoking is highly prevalent, children's exposure to tobacco smoke is an important public health problem. The goals of this study were to determine the self-reported environmental tobacco smoke exposure status of primary school students in grades 3 to 5, to verify self-reported exposure levels with data provided from a biomarker of exposure, and to develop methods for preventing school children from passive smoking."

More:BioMed Central | Abstract | 1471-2458-7-202 | Evaluating environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a group of turkish primary school students and developing intervention methods for prevention