Respiratory health effects of passive smoking
Subtitle: lung cancer and other disorders.
Contributors: Jinot, Jennifer.; Bayard, Steven P.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Health and Environmental Assessment.; United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Indoor Air Division.
Publisher: Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Subjects: Passive smoking -- Physiological effect.; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Research.; Tobacco Smoke Pollution -- adverse effects; Lung Neoplasms -- etiology; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- etiology; Risk Factors
Other titles: Lung cancer and other disorders.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. R-1 - R-38).
"EPA/600/6-90/006F."
"December 1992."
"Major funding for this report had been provided by the Indoor Air Division, Office of Atmospheric and Indoor Air Programs."
"Jennifer Jinot and Steven Bayard were the scienfitic editors ... Major portions of this revised report were prepared by ICF Incorporated ... under EPA contract no. 68-00-0102"--P. xv.
Table of contents: title: Summary and conclusions; title: Introduction; title: Estimation of environmental tobacco smoke exposure; title: Hazard identification I: lung cancer in active smokers, long-term animal bioassays, and genotoxicity studies; title: Hazard identification II: interpretation of epidemiologic studies on environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer; title: Population risk of lung cancer from passive smoking; title: Passive smoking and respiratory disorders other than cancer; title: Assessment of increased risk for respiratory illnesses in children from environmental tobacco smoke.