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European Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics 1/2017

01-01-2017 | EAP Statement

Europe needs to protect children and youths against secondhand smoke

Authors: Adamos Hadjipanayis, Tom Stiris, Stefano del Torso, Jean-Christophe Mercier, Arunas Valiulis, Jonas Ludvigsson

Published in: European Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 1/2017

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The World Health Organization (WHO) states that “scientific evidence has unequivocally established that exposure to tobacco smoke causes death, disease, and disability” [8]. The dangers of secondhand smoke (SHS) have been well established [6]. …
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Metadata
Title
Europe needs to protect children and youths against secondhand smoke
Authors
Adamos Hadjipanayis
Tom Stiris
Stefano del Torso
Jean-Christophe Mercier
Arunas Valiulis
Jonas Ludvigsson
Publication date
01-01-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
European Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0340-6199
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1076
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-016-2805-8

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