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Lung Cancer in Never Smokers—An Underappreciated Public Health Burden

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Lung cancer in lifelong never‐smokers represents a significant public health burden, although it is underappreciated. Lung cancer in never smokers (LCINS) accounts for a substantial proportion of lung cancer cases, representing ~15%–25% depending on the geographic region.
Md Mohiuddin
wiley   +1 more source

Parental and household smoking and the increased risk of bronchitis, bronchiolitis and other lower respiratory infections in infancy: systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Passive smoke exposure increases the risk of lower respiratory infection (LRI) in infants, but the extensive literature on this association has not been systematically reviewed for nearly ten years.
Hashim, Ahmed, Jones, Laura L; id_orcid, Leonardi-Bee, J, Ahmed Hashim, Derek G Cook, Britton, J, John Britton, Laura L Jones, Britton John, McKeever Tricia, Cook, Derek G, Leonardi-Bee, Jo, Jones, LL, Cook Derek G, McKeever, Tricia, Britton, John, Leonardi-Bee Jo, Hashim, A, Jo Leonardi-Bee, McKeever, T, Cook, DG, Hashim Ahmed, Jones Laura L, Tricia McKeever   +23 more
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Covert observation in practice: lessons from the evaluation of the prohibition of smoking in public places in Scotland [PDF]

, 2007
Background: A ban on smoking in wholly or substantially enclosed public places has been in place in Scotland since 26th March 2006. The impact of this legislation is currently being evaluated in seven studies, three of which involve direct observation of
Petticrew, Mark, Yvette Christopher, Creely, Kaen S, Creely Kaen S, Hilton, Shona, Eadie Douglas, Shona Hilton, Ritchie, D., Ferrell, C., Ritchie Deborah, Petticrew Mark, Mark Petticrew, Fintan Hurley, Ferrell, Catherine, Sean Semple, Kaen S Creely, Hilton Shona, Semple Sean, Deborah Ritchie, Hurley, F., Petticrew, M., Hilton, S., Eadie, D., Semple, S., Ferrell Catherine, Creely, Karen S, Christopher, Y., Christopher Yvette, Ritchie, Deborah, Hurley, Fintan, Creely, K.S., Christopher, Yvette, Eadie, Douglas, Hurley Fintan, Douglas Eadie, Semple, Sean, Catherine Ferrell   +36 more
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Measuring Secondhand Smoke in Muscat, Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2015
This study aimed to measure exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and assess venue compliance with the municipal Law against smoking indoors in public places in Muscat, Oman.Following the selection of 30 public indoor venues within the Muscat governorate, the concentration of suspended SHS particulate matter (PM2.5) in the venues' indoor air was measured ...
Jawad A. Al-Lawati, Yusuf Al-Thuhli, Farrukh Qureshi   +2 more
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Cotinine-assessed second-hand smoke exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease in older adults [PDF]

, 2010
Objectives: To examine whether second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure measured by serum cotinine is associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke risk among contemporary older British adults.
Jefferis, BJ, Lawlor, DA, Feyerabend, C, Whincup, PH, Doig, M, Cook, DG, Ebrahim, S, Wannamethee, SG, McMeekin, L   +8 more
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Risk profiling of tobacco epidemic and estimated number of smokers living in China: a cross-sectional study based on PBICR

BMC Public Health
Background Evidence on the prevalence of smoking in China remains insufficient, with most previous studies focusing on a single region. However, smoking prevalence exhibits significant inequalities across the entire country.
Siyuan Liu, Haozheng Zhou, Wenjun He, Jiao Yang, Xuanhao Yin, Sufelia Shalayiding, Na Ren, Yan Zhou, Xinyi Rao, Nuofan Zhang, Man Xiong, Yueying Wang, Wenfu Yang, Yibo Wu, Jiangyun Chen   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for childhood asthma [PDF]

, 2010
<b>BACKGROUND:</b> Previous studies have shown that after the adoption of comprehensive smoke-free legislation, there is a reduction in respiratory symptoms among workers in bars.
Mackay, D., Haw, S., Pell, J.P., Pell, Jill, Daniel Mackay, Mackay, D, Fischbacher, C, Fischbacher, Colin, Pell, JP, Colin Fischbacher, Haw, S, Sally Haw, Fischbacher, C., Mackay, Daniel F, Ayres, Jon G, Haw, Sally, Jill P. Pell, Ayres, J.G., Ayres, Jonathan, Jon G. Ayres   +19 more
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Association between secondhand smoking in the home and respiratory morbidity in preschool children

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
OBJECTIVE Identifying the prevalence of secondhand smoking in the home and its association with morbidity and hospitalization from respiratory causes in preschool children.
Cecília Helena de Siqueira Sigaud, Ana Barbara de Couto Castanheira, Priscila Costa   +2 more
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Secondhand Smoking and the Fetus: A Bibliometric Analysis. [PDF]

Med J Islam Repub Iran, 2023
Tavassoli A, Modares Gharejedaghi S, Abedi M, Jamali SM, Ale Ebrahim N.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Impact of the Spanish smoke-free legislation on adult, non-smoker exposure to secondhand smoke: cross-sectional surveys before (2004) and after (2012) legislation.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundIn 2006, Spain implemented a national smoke-free legislation that prohibited smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces (except in hospitality venues).
Xisca Sureda, Jose M Martínez-Sánchez, Marcela Fu, Raúl Pérez-Ortuño, Cristina Martínez, Esther Carabasa, María J López, Esteve Saltó, José A Pascual, Esteve Fernández   +9 more
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