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Association between Environmental Exposures and Asthma among Children in King Williams Town, South Africa

open access: yesDiseases, 2022
The study aimed to assess the association between environmental exposure and asthma among children between 3 and 12 years old in King Williams Town, South Africa.
Rasaq A. Yusuf   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of environmental tobacco smoke on oral pigmentation: A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2020
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral pigmentation is a condition in which the color of oral mucosa such as gingival mucosa changes. Some exogenous and endogenous factors may lead to oral pigmentation.
Parsa Firoozi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental risk factors related to the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [PDF]

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2013
This research aimed to investigate the possible risk factors associated with the development of canine non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Owners of 83 dogs with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and of 84 healthy dogs answered an epidemiological questionnaire.
Danielle Almeida Zanini   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

A review of progress in research of relationship between air pollution and perinatal depression

open access: yes环境与职业医学, 2022
In recent years, the increasing incidence of perinatal depression has become an important public health problem. In addition to the traditional social demographic factors, biological factors, obstetric factors, etc., the association between air pollution
Mengqing SHANG, Beibei ZHU, Fangbiao TAO
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Tobacco Smoke in Occupational Settings: Effect and Susceptibility Biomarkers in Workers From Lisbon Restaurants and Bars

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been recognized as a major health hazard by environmental and public health authorities worldwide. In Portugal, smoke-free laws are in force for some years, banning smoking in most indoor public spaces.
Nádia Vital   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation of smoke-free homes in Poland

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016
Objectives: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) constitutes a threat to the health of many people. In order to diminish ETS exposure, countries (including Poland) implemented legal restrictions of smoking in public places and worksites ...
Dorota Kaleta   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum cotinine cut-points for secondhand smoke exposure assessment in children under 5 years: A systemic review.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundSerum cotinine has become the most widely used biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) over time in all ages. The aim of this study was to review the serum cotinine cut-points used to classify children under 5 years as exposed to SHS ...
Nerea Mourino   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Air Pollution and microRNAs: The Role of Association in Airway Inflammation

open access: yesLife, 2023
Air pollution exposure plays a key role in the alteration of gene expression profiles, which can be regulated by microRNAs, inducing the development of various diseases.
Fabiana Furci   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental risk factors of pregnancy outcomes: a summary of recent meta-analyses of epidemiological studies

open access: yesEnvironmental Health, 2013
Background Various epidemiological studies have suggested associations between environmental exposures and pregnancy outcomes. Some studies have tempted to combine information from various epidemiological studies using meta-analysis. We aimed to describe
Nieuwenhuijsen Mark J   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of urinary cotinine concentrations among non-smoking adults in smoking and smoke-free homes in the Korean national environmental health survey (KoNEHS) cycle 3 (2015–2017)

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2021
Background Although many indoor public places have implemented smoke-free regulations, private homes have remained sources of tobacco smoke pollutants.
Jeonghoon Kim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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