On Air Pollution, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Radon, and Lung Cancer [PDF]
JAPCA, 1988 The health of populations in industrialized societies has been affected for many years by ambient air pollutants presenting a threat of chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. In the 1980s indoor pollutants received much needed investigation to assess their hazards to health.
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Environmental 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
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BMC 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
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Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smoke-free legislations, and tobacco control activities in the European Union [PDF]
, 2010 The six most important cost-effective policies on tobacco control can be measured by the Tobacco Control Scale (TCS). The objective of our study was to describe the correlation between the TCS and smoking prevalence, self-reported exposure to secondhand ...
Martínez Sánchez, Jose M. +35 more
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Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for childhood asthma [PDF]
, 2010 <b>BACKGROUND:</b> Previous studies have shown that after the adoption of comprehensive smoke-free legislation, there is a reduction in respiratory symptoms among workers in bars.
Mackay, D. +19 more
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A study on the perceived impact of indoor air pollution in a slum area of Kolkata, West Bengal
Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU, 2022 BACKGROUND: Indoor air pollution is one of the most serious environmental health concerns in today's times. OBJECTIVES: The objective is to find out the sources and health effects of indoor air pollution as well as assess the housing conditions among ...
Sinjita Dutta +5 more
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Observations from behind the bar: changing patrons' behaviours in response to smoke-free legislation in Scotland. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: "Smoke-Free" legislation prohibiting smoking in all enclosed public places was introduced in March 2006. This qualitative study presents insights from bar workers about their observations of the changing social bar environment, changing ...
Petticrew, Mark +11 more
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Preparing the new generation of Romanian experts in tobacco control: PhD studies in the field
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019 Scientific progresses and new regulatory global context about tobacco use and cessation have created attractive opportunities for young researchers seeking for a PhD in the field. As such, three most relevant ongoing PhD research topics at the University
Ioana Buculei Porosnicu +4 more
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"Efforts to Reprioritise the Agenda" in China: British American Tobacco's Efforts to Influence Public Policy on Secondhand Smoke in China. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Each year, 540 million Chinese are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), resulting in more than 100,000 deaths. Smoke-free policies have been demonstrated to decrease overall cigarette consumption, encourage smokers to quit, and protect the ...
Gan, Quan +14 more
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Mechanisms of oral carcinogenesis induced by dibenzo[a,l]pyrene: An environmental pollutant and a tobacco smoke constituent [PDF]
International Journal of Cancer, 2013 We previously reported that dibenzo[a,l]pyrene (DB[a,l]P), the most potent known environmental carcinogen among polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) congeners, is carcinogenic in the oral tissues of mice. We have now developed a new mouse model which employs the oral application of the fjord region diol epoxide, (±)-anti-11,12-dihydroxy-13,14-epoxy ...
Kun-Ming, Chen +13 more
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