Work Wise: Numbers game - Smoking ban
Lauren Higgs
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The smoking ban in Scotland has had a positive effect on the health of children, according to a study by the University of Edinburgh and NHS Health Scotland. The study measured to what extent the smoking ban has affected the level of second hand smoke exposure in primary school children by using questionnaires and measuring salivary cotinine levels (a by-product of nicotine).
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