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Semi-quantitative assessment of environmental tobacco smoke exposure and its association with the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma: A pilot study [PDF]

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2023
Introduction Two known major risk factors for oral squamous cell carcinoma are smoking and alcohol consumption. Environmental tobacco smoke (also known as secondhand smoke) has been proven to be associated with the occurrence of lung and breast carcinoma.
Susanne Wolfer, Henning Schliephake, Thomas Asendorf, Antonie Spillner, Philipp Kauffmann   +4 more
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A harm reduction model for environmental tobacco smoke exposure among Bangladeshi rural household children: A modified Delphi technique approach [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2023
This paper aimed to develop a harm reduction model to reduce exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among children of rural households in Bangladesh.
Rishad Choudhury Robin, Narongsak Noosorn   +1 more
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from environmental tobacco smoke and wood stoves dominate in settled house dust from Northwestern Ontario First Nations communities [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Rates of respiratory tract infections for children living in remote First Nations communities in the Sioux Lookout Zone in Northwestern Ontario are elevated and associated with poor indoor environmental quality including high exposures to endotoxin and ...
David R. McMullin, Anna K. Kirkland, Irbaz Rehman, Thomas Kovesi, Gary Mallach, J. David Miller   +5 more
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Impacts of environmental tobacco smoke on the onset and progression of multiple sclerosis: a systematic review [PDF]

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Background Unlike cigarette smoking, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has not been as well described as an environmental risk for Multiple sclerosis (MS) nor as a risk factor for disease progression.
Marco Antônio Machado Schlindwein, Marcelo Henrique de Moura Campos, Leticia Caroline Breis, Beatriz Sordi Chara, Clara Sasse Scherer, Vitória Augusta Piva Caminski, André Matta, Marcus Vinicius Magno Gonçalves   +7 more
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Environmental tobacco smoke [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 1996
Environmental tobacco smoke is an important contaminant of indoor air. For a non-smoker living with a smoker the exposure is equivalent to about 1% of that from actively smoking 20 cigarettes a day (based on plasma cotinine). There is strong and consistent evidence that passive smoking increases the risk of lung cancer. It is estimated that there is an
M R, Law, A K, Hackshaw
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Environmental tobacco smoke [PDF]

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2004
UK workplace regulations leave hospitality trade workforce unprotected Bans on smoking in public places and workplaces, including bars and restaurants, have recently been introduced in California and New York City and have been announced in Ireland. In addition, the UK Chief Medical Officer1 and the EU Health Commissioner have recently called for a ...
Edwards, Rodger, Edwards, P. R., Van Tongeren, M., Watson, A., Gee, I., Edwards, R. E.   +5 more
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Association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and biomarkers of oxidative stress among patients hospitalised with acute myocardial infarction. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether exposure to environmental tobacco smoke was associated with oxidative stress among patients hospitalised for acute myocardial infarction. DESIGN: An existing cohort study of 1,261 patients hospitalised for acute myocardial
Ian L Megson, Sally J Haw, David E Newby, Jill P Pell   +3 more
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Perceptions of parents of under-5-year-old children with pneumonia on the effects of tobacco smoke: a phenomenology study in Manggarai, Eastern Indonesia

Journal of Public Health Research, 2021
Background: In Eastern Indonesia, the incidence of pneumonia in under-5-year-old children is mostly predicted by environmental factors, such as exposure to household smoke and tobacco smoke.
Paskaliana Hilpriska Danal, Nani Nurhaeni, Nur Agustini   +2 more
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Housing type and secondhand tobacco smoke exposure among non-smoking New York City adults, 2004 and 2013–14

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2022
Secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure has declined due to smoking reductions, expanding workplace and public smoke-free air laws, and smoke-free housing policy promotion.
Shannon M. Farley, John Jasek, Indira Debchoudhury, Kellie Van Beck, Achala Talati, Sharon E. Perlman, Lorna E. Thorpe   +6 more
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The carcinogenicity of environmental tobacco smoke [PDF]

Carcinogenesis, 1997
Male strain A/J mice were exposed for 6 h a day, 5 days a week to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) generated from Kentucky 1R4F reference cigarettes. Chamber concentrations were 87 mg/m3 of total suspended particulate matter (TSP), 246 p.p.m. of CO and 16 mg/m3 of nicotine.
H, Witschi, I, Espiritu, J L, Peake, K, Wu, R R, Maronpot, K E, Pinkerton   +5 more
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