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Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smoke-free legislations, and tobacco control activities in the European Union [PDF]

, 2013
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 ...
Clancy, Luke, Fernández Muñoz, Esteve, Fu Balboa, Marcela, Gallus, Silvano, La Vecchia, Carlo, Martínez Martínez, Cristina, Martínez Sánchez, Jose M., Sureda, Xisca   +7 more
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Epidemiology of exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes among innocent never smoked adult nigerians in a resource-poor environment of a primary care clinic in Southeastern Nigeria

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2017
Background: Exposure to secondhand smoke from cigarettes is a public health hazard that is increasing globally and emerging in resource-poor nations where the health effects of secondhand smoke are less publicized in biomedical literatures, electronic ...
Gabriel Uche Pascal Iloh, Agwu Nkwa Amadi, Okechukwu Kalu Iro   +2 more
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Examining the mortality effects of the Irish National Smoking Ban. [PDF]

, 2011
Secondhand smoke causes disease and death in those exposed, with cardiovascular and respiratory problems as the most likely outcomes.
Clancy, L, Goodman, P, Stallings-Smith, S, Zeka, A   +3 more
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Legislative Smoking Bans for Reducing Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking Prevalence: Opportunities for Georgians

Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 2015
Background: Secondhand smoke, which is also referred to as environmental tobacco smoke and passive smoke, is a known human carcinogen. Secondhand smoke also causes disease and premature death in nonsmoking adults and children.
Steven Coughlin, Jennifer Anderson, Selina Smith   +2 more
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Gender differences in first and secondhand smoke exposure, spirometric lung function and cardiometabolic health in the old order Amish: A novel population without female smoking. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Due to their relatively homogeneous lifestyle and living environment, the Amish offer a novel opportunity to study the health associations of tobacco smoke exposure, particularly secondhand smoke.
Robert M Reed, Mark T Dransfield, Michael Eberlein, Michael Miller, Giora Netzer, Mary Pavlovich, Toni I Pollin, Steven M Scharf, Alan R Shuldiner, Don Sin, Braxton D Mitchell   +10 more
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Secondhand smoking exposure and quality of life among pregnant and postnatal women: a network approach

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective This study examined the prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke, its correlates and its association with quality of life (QOL) among pregnant and postnatal Chinese women.Design This was a multicentre, cross-sectional study.Setting ...
Meng Zhang, Yuan Yang, Gabor S Ungvari, Yu-Tao Xiang, Yang Xu, Li-rong Meng, Dong-ying Zhang, Hai-Xin Bo, Liang-Kun Ma, Pei-Hong Wang, Xiao-Hua Liu, Li-Na Ge, Wen-Xuan Lin, Ya-Lan Zhang, Feng-Juan Li, Xu-Juan Xu, Hong-He Wu, Todd Jackson, Teris Cheung   +18 more
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Urinary biomarkers for secondhand smoke [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 2011
AbstractThe use of a biomarker is mandatory for quantitative analysis of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS). This article summarizes urinary biomarkers of smoke exposure which can be now quantified. The most reliable urinary biomarkers to assess the exposure to SHS are NNAL 4‐(methylnitrosamino)‐1‐(3‐pyridyl)‐1‐butanol and NNAL‐Glucuronides, which is ...
Toshihiro, Ino, Tetsuya, Ohtani, Itsuro, Yoshimi   +2 more
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Smoking Parents, Their Children, and the Home: Do the Courts Have the Authority to Clear the Air? [PDF]

, 1995
A recent EPA report revealed that secondhand smoke is a cause of thousands of respiratory problems among children. Despite this finding, many courts and legislatures have refused to recognize that the right to breathe fresh air is a fundamental right ...
Moorby, Michael S.
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Exposing children to secondhand smoke [PDF]

Thorax, 2012
In the October issue of Thorax , Leonardi-Bee et al reviewed the effects of parental smoking on the uptake of smoking by children.1 They conclude that exposure to smoking within the family is a significant determinant of subsequent smoking. One area that this study did not address was the effect of the site of the smoking on exposure. We have studied
Jenny, Pool, Natalya, Petrova, Robert Ross, Russell   +2 more
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Passive smoking indicators in Italy: does the gross domestic product matter? [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to analyse the correlation between regional values of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and passive smoking in Italy.
Cianfanelli, Sara, Cocchiara, Rosario Andrea, La Torre, Giuseppe, Lia, Lorenza, Mannocci, Alice, Sestili, Cristina   +5 more
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