Impact of the Spanish Smoking Law on Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke and Respiratory Health in Hospitality Workers: A Cohort Study

Esteve Fernández; Marcela Fu; José A. Pascual; María J. López; Mónica Pérez-Ríos; Anna Schiaffino; Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez; Carles Ariza; Esteve Saltó; Manel Nebot; and the Spanish Smoking Law Evaluation Group

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004244

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Impact of the Spanish Smoking Law on Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke and Respiratory Health in Hospitality Workers: A Cohort Study

Esteve Fernández ,

* E-mail: efernandez@ico.scs.es

Affiliations Tobacco Research & Control Unit, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Clinical Sciences, Campus of Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Marcela Fu,

Affiliations Tobacco Research & Control Unit, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Clinical Sciences, Campus of Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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José A. Pascual,

Affiliations Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, Bioanalysis Research Group, Neuropsychopharmacology Programme, IMIM-Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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María J. López,

Affiliations Evaluation and Intervention Methods Unit, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain, Programme in Public Health and Biomedical Research, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain
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Mónica Pérez-Ríos,

Affiliations CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain, Consejería de Salud, Xunta de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Department of Public Health, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Anna Schiaffino,

Affiliations Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, Ajuntament de Terrassa-IMSABS, Terrassa, Spain
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Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez,

Affiliations Tobacco Research & Control Unit, Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Clinical Sciences, Campus of Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Carles Ariza,

Affiliations Evaluation and Intervention Methods Unit, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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Esteve Saltó,

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, Department of Health, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
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Manel Nebot,

Affiliations Department of Experimental and Health Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, Evaluation and Intervention Methods Unit, Agència de Salut Pública de Barcelona (ASPB), Barcelona, Spain, CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
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and the Spanish Smoking Law Evaluation Group

Impact of the Spanish Smoking Law on Exposure to Second-Hand Smoke and Respiratory Health in Hospitality Workers: A Cohort Study

Esteve Fernández,
Marcela Fu,
José A. Pascual,
María J. López,
Mónica Pérez-Ríos,
Anna Schiaffino,
Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez,
Carles Ariza,
Esteve Saltó,
Manel Nebot

Published: January 23, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004244

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