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

The university, which is renowned for its small animal hospital, has been carrying out research on the effects of passive smoking on pets for several years,

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2017

“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

To determine whether passive smoking is an aggravating factor, there should be a study on people who have none of these four symptoms.

From Time • Jun. 3, 2013

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