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Is exposure to secondhand smoke associated with current depression (PHQ-8) among never-smokers? Results from a survey among German adults

Published Online: 2020-12-07

Published Print: 2020-12

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Erdsiek, Fabian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7695-1676
Brzoska, Patrick
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Article History

Received: 20 July 2020

Accepted: 25 November 2020

First Online: 7 December 2020

Ethics approval and consent to participate

: The present study uses data from a survey that has been implemented as part of the routinely conducted health reporting activities of the Robert Koch-Institute, a body of the German Federal Ministry of Health. The survey fulfils all requirements and guidelines of the Federal data protection act. Participation in the survey was voluntary and anonymous and all participants provided an informed consent before participation. The survey was approved by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. Following national guidelines for secondary data analyses, no further ethical approval was necessary for the present analysis.

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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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