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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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The association between various smoking behaviors, cotinine biomarkers and skin autofluorescence, a marker for advanced glycation end product accumulation.

PLoS ONE, 2017
BackgroundSkin autofluorescence, a biomarker for advanced glycation end products (AGEs) accumulation, has been shown to predict diabetes-related cardiovascular complications and is associated with several environmental and lifestyle factors.
Robert P van Waateringe, Marjonneke J Mook-Kanamori, Sandra N Slagter, Melanie M van der Klauw, Jana V van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Reindert Graaff, Helen L Lutgers, Karsten Suhre, Mohammed M El-Din Selim, Dennis O Mook-Kanamori, Bruce H R Wolffenbuttel   +10 more
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Environmental tobacco smoke and arsenic methylation capacity are associated with urothelial carcinoma

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2013
Cigarette smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and arsenic exposure are well known risk factors for developing urothelial carcinoma (UC). We investigated the combined effects of cigarette smoking, exposure to secondhand smoke, and the presence of ...
Chia-Chang Wu, Mei-Chieh Chen, Yung-Kai Huang, Chao-Yuan Huang, Li-An Lai, Chi-Jung Chung, Horng-Sheng Shiue, Yeong-Shiau Pu, Ying-Chin Lin, Bor-Cheng Han, Yuan-Hung Wang, Yu-Mei Hsueh   +11 more
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A comparative study on tobacco prevalence and secondhand smoke exposure before and after the lockdown in Rizhao, China: analysis of 2022 and 2024 data

Frontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study aims to compare the trends of tobacco prevalence and secondhand smoke exposure in Rizhao, China, before and after the lockdown, and to analyze the changes in residents’ awareness of smoking-related diseases.MethodTwo cross-sectional ...
Zhao-Hui Liang, Gui-Zhi Han, Miao-Miao Liu   +2 more
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Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, and Cardiovascular Disease

, 2007
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable cardiovascular disease (CVD). Epidemiologic and biologic evidence consistently demonstrates that smokers have an increased risk of CVD compared to nonsmokers. Both cardiac and extracardiac CVDs are more prevalent among smokers. Secondhand smoke is an important cause of CVD in nonsmokers. Secondhand smoke
Joaquin Barnoya, Stanton A. Glantz
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Is Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Child Abuse? No [PDF]

The Annals of Family Medicine, 2015
Children should be protected from the toxic effects of secondhand smoke. Cigarette smoking is dangerous for the fetuses of pregnant mothers and, as a growing number of studies show, environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a significant correlate with childhood illness and mortality.1 As with any parental behavior that does not maximize child well-being ...
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Individual Factors Associated with Support for the Smoking Ban in Bars among Smokers and Non-smokers in Greece

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Introduction Compliance of bars in Greece to the smoke-free legislation is non-existent, leaving nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke when visiting bars.
Stephanie Irene Teloniatis, Anna Tzortzi, Athanasia Liozidou, Vaso Evangelopoulou, Panagiotis Behrakis   +4 more
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The Impact of Secondhand Smoke on Pub Workers: A 2002 Consultation for the Irish Office of Tobacco Control

Tobacco Use Insights
In June of 2024, I was asked by the Environmental Health Officer of Galway, Ireland, to recount my endeavors in support of the 2002 push to ban smoking in Irish workplaces, led by The Office of Tobacco Control (OTC) for The Republic of Ireland.
James L. Repace
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Secondhand smoke

Indian Journal of Community and Family Medicine, 2022
Suneela Garg, Akash Deep Sharma
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Association between smoking behaviours during early pregnancy and the severity of gestational diabetes mellitus: a secondary analysis of prospectively collected cohort data in Korea

BMJ Open
Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between smoking behaviours during early pregnancy and the risk and severity of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), with a particular focus on smoking status, smoking intensity and secondhand ...
Jin Woo Kim, Hyun Jung Lee, Ju Yeon Kim, Dong Wook Kwak, You Jung Han, Ji Hyae Lim, Hyun Mee Ryu, Eun Hui Joo, Hye-Ji Han, Jun Sung Ko, Bittna Chung, Yong Jun Choi, Su Ji Yang   +12 more
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