Suggested Research Terms
One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic. We think the following terms will help with your research about passive smoking:- smoking
- environmental tobacco smoke
- passive smoking
- secondhand smoke
Materials in the library catalog about passive smoking
We have the following materials in the library catalog about passive smoking:Back to top of page
Websites on passive smoking
The following websites will help you with your research on passive smoking:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Smoking/Tobacco Control
This site includes information on tobacco production and consumption as well as national statistics. Search using tobacco as your search term.
This site includes information on tobacco production and consumption as well as national statistics. Search using tobacco as your search term.
Health Issues - Tobacco
The American Council on Science and Health site includes current information, articles and editorials as well as archived material on the dangers of smoking.
The American Council on Science and Health site includes current information, articles and editorials as well as archived material on the dangers of smoking.
American Lung Association
Search "Diseases A to Z" for causes and treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other types of lung disease. "Air Quality" Fact Sheets provide information about radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and their effect on air quality in terms of lung health. Other topics include secondhand smoke (passive smoking). Search in English or Spanish.
Search "Diseases A to Z" for causes and treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema, lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other types of lung disease. "Air Quality" Fact Sheets provide information about radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, and their effect on air quality in terms of lung health. Other topics include secondhand smoke (passive smoking). Search in English or Spanish.
Second-hand Smoke
The Legacy Tobacco Documents library includes information about the tobacco industry and passive smoking. It also includes other pages on merchandising, legislation, and political action in California.
Back to top of pageThe Legacy Tobacco Documents library includes information about the tobacco industry and passive smoking. It also includes other pages on merchandising, legislation, and political action in California.
Library Databases relevant to passive smoking
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to passive smoking. Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles. Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services.
Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975.
Nursing Resources
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Clinical Pharmacology provides access to information for prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. CINAHL provides indexing for over 500 journals in nursing and other allied health disciplines.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Clinical Pharmacology provides access to information for prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. CINAHL provides indexing for over 500 journals in nursing and other allied health disciplines.
Health Source
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals.
Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship. In addition, there are over 560 journals in full text.
Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship. In addition, there are over 560 journals in full text.
Medline
Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
National Newspapers (1985- current)
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
JSTOR
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics.
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.
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