Open AccessPASSIVE SMOKING
Author(s) -
SHAH NAWAZ HASSAN GARDEZI
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2005.12.04.5080
Subject(s) - medicine , tobacco smoke , smoke , environmental health , passive smoking , breathing , waste management , anesthesia , engineering
Definition: Breathing other people’s smoke is calledpassive, involuntary or second hand smoking.Types:- Side stream – from burning tip of the cigaretteMaintenance – inhaled and exhaled by smoker.Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major sourceof indoor air pollution.