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BMJ 2003; 327 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjusa.03070003 (Published 19 November 2003) Cite this as: BMJ 2003;327:E241- Jayant S Vaidya, lecturer and specialist registrar (j.vaidya@ucl.ac.uk)
- University College London, London, UK.
- Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Strategic Health Authority, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- OxyGenÈe, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Shelton Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK.
- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
- Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Hong Kong, China.
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Duluth, Minnesota.
- University College Worcester, Worcester, UK
- BMJ
- The Lancet
- Sherman, Connecticut.
- Action on Smoking and Health, London, UK.
- Tobacco.org.
- Forces International, Netherlands
- Encino, California.
From BMJ USA 2003;July:373
Editor—The study compares 8–10 hours of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among spouses of “never” smokers with 12 hours of exposure among spouses of “ever” smokers.
- Sera Kirk (serakirk@hotmail.com)
- University College London, London, UK.
- Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Strategic Health Authority, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- OxyGenÈe, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Shelton Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK.
- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
- Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Hong Kong, China.
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Duluth, Minnesota.
- University College Worcester, Worcester, UK
- BMJ
- The Lancet
- Sherman, Connecticut.
- Action on Smoking and Health, London, UK.
- Tobacco.org.
- Forces International, Netherlands
- Encino, California.
Editor—All this study proves is that secondhand smoke exposure in the home is no worse than secondhand smoke exposure anywhere else.
- James W Austin, retired (austinj@access.net)
- University College London, London, UK.
- Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, Strategic Health Authority, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
- OxyGenÈe, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Shelton Hospital, Shrewsbury, UK.
- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco.
- Asian Consultancy on Tobacco Control, Hong Kong, China.
- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
- Duluth, Minnesota.
- University College Worcester, Worcester, UK
- BMJ
- The Lancet
- Sherman, Connecticut.
- Action on Smoking and Health, London, UK.
- Tobacco.org.
- Forces International, Netherlands
- Encino, California.
Editor—I think it's fair to say that housewives tended to stay at home. The female working population tended to be young and single. Other than occasional trips to the grocery store and the occasional night out, where would other exposures …
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