title: The need to protect children from second-hand tobacco smoke.
abstract: Second-hand tobacco smoke has serious effects on health--particularly that of children. Voluntary measures to protect people from exposure to second-hand smoke in public places have failed. This paper argues that legislation is needed to ban smoking in public places.
authors.affiliation: BMA Tobacco Control Resource Centre, Edinburgh.
authors.forename: Sinead
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012907:Smoking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution