Nicotine on Children's Hands: Limited Protection of Smoking Bans and Initial Clinical Findings

• Main Authors: E Melinda Mahabee-Gittens (Author), Ashley L Merianos (Author), Eunha Hoh (Author), Penelope JE Quintana (Author), Georg E Matt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Thirdhand smoke (THS) pollutants, such as nicotine, accumulate on the hands of children who live in homes with smokers and are exposed to secondhand smoke. Our objective was to examine whether levels of hand nicotine in exposed children are associated with demographics, environmental fac...