Children still exposed to secondhand smoke in spite of smoking ban, Welsh study finds
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 22:35
in Health & Medicine
The smoking ban in Wales has not displaced secondhand smoke from public places into the home. A study of 3,500 children from 75 primary schools in Wales found that they were exposed to similar amounts of secondhand smoke before and after legislation, which should reassure those worried that exposure to smoking at home could increase following the ban.