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Second hand smoke exposure among pregnant women in Argentina and Uruguay

, 2018
Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure during pregnancy is associated with complications for the pregnant women, the fetus and the newborn that can be very severe.
Mabel Berrueta, Alicia Aleman, Fernando Althabe, Paola Morello, Laura Llambi   +4 more
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Towards estimating the burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke exposure in Polish children [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: To estimate the burden of disease attributable to second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure in Polish children in terms of the number of deaths and disability adjusted life years (DALYs) due to lower respiratory infections (LRI), otitis media (OM ...
Bogdan Wojtyniak, Hanke, Wojciech, Polańska, Kinga, Kinga Polańska, Dorota Jarosińska, Wojciech Hanke, Wojtyniak, Bogdan, Jarosińska, Dorota   +7 more
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Prevalence of Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Thirdhand Smoke Awareness among Adults in Urban Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, India: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

National Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Tobacco-related environmental exposure remains a major public health concern in India. This study assessed second-hand smoke exposure and thirdhand smoke awareness among adults in urban Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kaarunya A, Abinaya P, Sathya Priya T, Anantharaman VV   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterising the exposure of prison staff to second-hand tobacco smoke [PDF]

, 2017
Second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is an avoidable and harmful exposure in the workplace but >25000 prison staff continue to be exposed on a daily basis in the UK and many more worldwide.
Tobacco in Prisons (TIPs) research team, Demou, Evangelia, Sweeting, Helen, O'Donnell, Rachel, Evangelia Demou, Rachel O’Donnell, Hunt, Kate, Sean Semple, Greig Logan, null null, O'Donnell, Rachel C, Helen Sweeting, Kate Hunt, Semple, Sean, Logan, Greig   +14 more
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The effects of second-hand smoke on biological processes important in atherogenesis

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2007
Background Atherosclerosis is the leading cause of death in western societies and cigarette smoke is among the factors that strongly contribute to the development of this disease.
Schneider Matthias, Yao Min, Zafarani Mohammed, Ma Chongze, Bhattacharya Monideepa, Wong Lina S, Yuan Hongwei, Pitas Robert E, Martins-Green Manuela   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum cotinine by socioeconomic status and exposure to second hand smoke in a national sample of South Africans

, 2018
Background Cotinine is a widely-used biomarker of exposure to tobacco for both active and second-hand smoke (SHS). Given South Africa's tobacco control laws restricting smoking in public places in the last decade, we assessed the prevalence and extent ...
Ronel Sewpaul, Rachana Desai, Priscilla Reddy   +2 more
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Tobacco smoke particles and indoor air quality (ToPIQ) - the protocol of a new study [PDF]

, 2011
Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major contributor to indoor air pollution. Since decades it is well documented that ETS can be harmful to human health and cause premature death and disease.
David A Groneberg, Takemura, Masaya, Stefanie Uibel, Uibel, Stefanie, Groneberg, Jan David Alexander, Groneberg David A, Müller, Daniel, Daniel Mueller, Masaya Takemura, Mueller Daniel, Doris Klingelhoefer, Klingelhöfer, Doris, Klingelhoefer Doris, Uibel Stefanie, Braun Markus, Markus Braun, Braun, Markus, Takemura Masaya   +17 more
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Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and pelvic inflammatory disease: a cross-sectional analysis of serum cotinine

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Background Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common gynaecologic condition linked to infertility, ectopic pregnancy, and reproductive tract cancers.
Mengmeng Ye, Haochan Wu, Fangfang Shan, Yiqin Zhou, Hui Zhou, Jinjin Yu, Zhaoxia Zhong, Yibo Wu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of tobacco control policies in hospitals: Evaluation of a national smoke-free campus ban in Spain

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2014
Introduction: On January 2, 2011, the Spanish government passed a new smoking law that banned smoking in hospital campuses. The objective of this study was to evaluate the implementation of smoke-free campuses in the hospitals of Catalonia based on both ...
Xisca Sureda, Montse Ballbè, Cristina Martínez, Marcela Fu, Esther Carabasa, Esteve Saltó, Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez, Esteve Fernández   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbon monoxide and respiratory symptoms in young adult passive smokers: A pilot study comparing waterpipe to cigarette

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2014
Objectives: Studies have correlated second hand smoke (SHS) with many diseases, especially respiratory effects. The goal of this study was to measure the impact of SHS on the respiratory symptoms and exhaled carbon monoxide.
Rouba Zeidan, Samar Rachidi, Sanaa Awada, Amal Hajje, Wafaa Bawab, Joseph Salamé, Rachelle Bejjany, Pascale Salameh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source