Exposure to secondhand smoke at home and in public places in Syria: a developing country's perspective.

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Published in Inhal Toxicol on January 01, 2008

Authors

W Maziak1, R Al Ali, M F Fouad, S Rastam, H Wipfli, M J Travers, K D Ward, T Eissenberg

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health and Sport Sciences and Center for Community Health, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA. wmaziak@memphis.edu

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