Exposure to secondhand smoke and risk of tuberculosis: prospective cohort study. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Prospective evidence on the association between secondhand-smoke exposure and tuberculosis is limited. METHODS: We included 23,827 never smokers from two rounds (2001 and 2005) of Taiwan National Health Interview Survey.
Hsien-Ho Lin +6 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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Overcrowding and exposure to secondhand smoke increase risk for COVID-19 infection among Latinx families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction Environmental risk factors, including community level pollution burden and exposure to smoking and secondhand smoke, have not been evaluated in relation to risk for infection with COVID-19 in high risk, urban Latinx families.
Mendez, Andrea +7 more
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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 +2 more
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Mortality among Lifelong Nonsmokers Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home: Cohort Data and Sensitivity Analyses [PDF]
, 2006 Evidence is growing that secondhand smoke can cause death from several diseases. The association betweenhousehold exposure to secondhand smoke and disease-specific mortality was examined in two New Zealandcohorts of lifelong nonsmokers (‘‘never smokers’’)
Ichiro Kawachi +7 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 +10 more
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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 +18 more
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Impact of a smoking ban in hospitality venues on second hand smoke exposure: a comparison of exposure assessment methods [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: In May 2010, Switzerland introduced a heterogeneous smoking ban in the hospitality sector. While the law leaves room for exceptions in some cantons, it is comprehensive in others.
Sarah Rajkumar +12 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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Changes in exposure of adult non-smokers to secondhand smoke after implementation of smoke-free legislation in Scotland: national cross sectional survey [PDF]
, 2007 OBJECTIVE To measure change in adult non-smokers' exposure to secondhand smoke in public and private places after smoke-free legislation was implemented in Scotland. DESIGN Repeat cross sectional survey. SETTING Scotland.
Gruer, Laurence, Haw, Sally
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