passive smoking

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As one meta-analysis of research data found in 1998, "the only factor associated with concluding that passive smoking is not harmful was whether an author was affiliated with the tobacco industry."

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2021

“No clear link between passive smoking and lung cancer,” read a 2013 headline in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, hardly a pro-tobacco publication.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2017

First surprise: 40% of them claim a total absence of harmful effects of passive smoking on health.

From Time • Jun. 3, 2013

The aim was to reduce passive smoking, or exposure to secondhand smoke, which is known to be harmful.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2012

Says "It's on the same order of magnitude as passive smoking," an official with the World Health Organization's cancer agency says.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2012