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Exposure to second hand smoke and community knowledge on its health effects in rural and urban settings in Unguja Island - Zanzibar

, 2018
Background Exposure to Second-hand smoke (SHS) is common in many countries but the magnitude of the problem is poorly described worldwide. Hence, there is less public awareness of its effects on health.
Faki Haji Faki
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Compliance with smoke-free legislation and smoking behaviour: an observational field study in Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objectives: To observe compliance with smoke-free law at different public places in an urban setting. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June 2022 after approval from the ethics review board of Jinnah Sindh Medical ...
Komal Moorpani, Shiraz Shaikh, Hira Tariq   +2 more
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Second-hand smoke exposure in a sample of European hospitals [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2009
Smoking in hospitals is banned in many European countries; nevertheless, the level of compliance is diverse, and, in some cases, smoking areas remain. The present study describes the levels of second-hand smoke, as derived from respirable suspended particle measurements, in a sample of European hospitals during the year 2007.The present study was a ...
Fernandez, E, Martinez, C, Fu, M, Martinez-Sanchez, JM, Lopez, MJ, Invernizzi, G, Ouranou, A, Dautzenberg, B, Nebot, M   +8 more
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Second-hand smoke exposure in private and public places in Italy: data from the TackSHS pan-European survey

, 2018
Background Exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) has serious adverse health effects, causing more than 600,000 deaths among non-smokers each year worldwide.
Alessandra Lugo, Xiaoqiu Liu, Silvano Gallus   +2 more
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Second-hand smoke linked with tooth decay in children.

, 2015
Exposure to second-hand smoke at four months of age is associated with an increased risk of tooth decay at age three, a new study from Japan has concluded...

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Second-hand smoke: the facts. [PDF]

, 2004
Second-hand smoke is the smoke a smoker blows into the air, and the smoke that drifts into the air from the burning end of a cigarette, cigar or pipe.

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Exposure to second-hand smoke at work in the European Union, 2006 - 2014

, 2018
Background After the classification of second-hand smoke (SHS) as a known human pulmonary carcinogen by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), most Countries of the European Union (EU) introduced smoking ban at workplaces and public places.
Giulia Carreras, Simona Verdi, Barbara Cortini, Elisabetta Chellini, Giuseppe Gorini   +4 more
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Knowledge, attitudes and experiences of Macao's casino workers with regard to second-hand smoke exposure at work

, 2009
This study investigates the knowledge, attitudes and experiences of casino workers in Macao with regard to exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the workplace through structured face-to-face interviews with 377 workers.
Pilkington, Paul, Yim King Penny Wan, Wan, Penny, Paul A. Pilkington   +3 more
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Pathogenic mechanism of second hand smoke induced inflammation and COPD

Frontiers in Physiology, 2012
Second hand smoke (SHS) introduces thousands of toxic chemicals into the lung, including carcinogens and oxidants, which cause direct airway epithelium tissue destruction.
Rahel eBirru, Y. Peter eDi
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Second hand smoke exposure in public venues and mental disorder: a representative nationwide study of China

, 2015
Background Many studies have clearly linked exposure to Second Hand Smoke (SHS) to various somatic diseases, however, few studies have examined the relationship between SHS and mental disorders and those that have were only conducted with specific groups.
Chengjian Cao, Randall R. Cottrell, Lingwei Yu, Haoxiang Lin, Tingzhong Yang, Shuhan Jiang, Kathleen J. Young, Dan Wu   +7 more
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