title: Should we bother with second-hand smoke exposure if smoking is on track? A poorly explored discrepancy in Denmark.
abstract: The recognition of the serious health-damaging effects of tobacco smoke exposure has initiated several preventive programmes on the national and international levels worldwide. In the last decade, a considerable decrease in the prevalence of active smoking was observed in Denmark, changing the country from a poor to a favourable position in comparison to other EU countries. However, second-hand tobacco smoke exposure, especially in homes, still ranks Denmark among the problematic countries in Europe. This poorly recognised and studied discrepancy calls for further research and effective targeted interventions on population level.
authors.affiliation: Unit for Health Promotion Research, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg, Denmark badam@uaeu.ac.ae.
authors.forename: Balázs
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ádám
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution
keywords: Denmark; active smoking; anti-smoking policy; behaviour change; second-hand tobacco smoke exposure; targeted intervention; tobacco smoke