Environmental and occupational exposures associated with male infertility [PDF]
The upsurge in male infertility over the last two decades, possibly due to environmental exposure, has raised significant interest, particularly boosted by reports from fertility clinics, which showed that chronic diseases and hereditary or other medical
Marić Tihana +2 more
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Urine levels of nicotine and its metabolites in young population exposed to second-hand smoke in nightclubs: a pilot study [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of second-hand smoke exposure in younger population visiting nightclubs in Croatia by comparing the levels of nicotine and its main metabolites cotinine and trans-3′-hydroxycotinine (3HC) in urine ...
Zečić Antonia +3 more
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Urinary cotinine cut-off value in categorising cigarette smoking status in healthy pregnant women at term [PDF]
Future mothers tend to underreport intentional or unintentional tobacco smoke exposure to avoid social stigma, and urine levels of cotinine, the major metabolite of nicotine can serve as a valuable biomarker of tobacco smoke exposure to resolve such ...
Brajenović Nataša +9 more
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Konvencionalne cigarete vs. alternativni uređaji – štetnost po zdravlje čovjeka i ekosustav [PDF]
Duhanski dim prvi je sprječiv uzrok smrti, a pušenje je danas sve manje prihvatljivo u mnogim društvenim segmentima. Radi vlastitog opstanka na tržištu duhanska industrija posljednjih desetak godina razvija alternativne proizvode – ENDS (engl. electrical
Dajana Kučić Grgić +4 more
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Dr. Nele Karajlić in the framework of the “Mew primitives” [PDF]
The “New Primitives” is an alternative, and later, a cultural movement that emerged in Sarajevo in the late 1970s and early 1980s; the movement officially ceased to exist in 1987. The most substantial cultural capital of the movement relates to “
Vučković Borislava
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy and socioeconomic factors as predictors of low birth weight in term pregnancies in Niš [PDF]
Background/Aim. Low birth weight (LBW) is a result of preterm birth or intrauterine growth retardation, and in both cases is the strongest single factor associated with perinatal and neonatal mortality.
Bojanić Vladmila +8 more
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Risk factors for the occurrence of cardovascular system diseases in students [PDF]
Background/Aim. Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death in the majority of developed, as well as in many developing countries. The aim of this study was to determine cardiovascular risk factors in student population and to suggest possible ...
Mitrović Vladimir +3 more
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Association between chronic periodontitis and serum lipid levels [PDF]
Background/Aim. Periodontitis is a local inflammatory process mediating destruction of periodontal tissues triggered by bacterial insult. However, this disease is also characterized by systemic inflammatory host responses that may contrbute, in part ...
Ilić Stevan +4 more
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The prevalence of substance use among adolescents and its correlation with social and demographic factors [PDF]
Backround/Aim. Adolescence is the period of greatest risk of starting to use substances: cigarette smoking, alcohol and illicit drugs. In the first decade of this millennium substance use among adolescents has increased.
Milošević Zoran +3 more
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Association between tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis [PDF]
Background/Aim. Numerous studies evaluate the influence of tobacco smoking on the tuberculosis (TB) development, with the results indicating that smoking can be also considered as important risk factor in TB.
Gvozdenović Branislav S. +5 more
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