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Impact of secondhand smoke exposure in former smokers on their subsequent risk of coronary heart disease: evidence from the population-based cohort of the Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2020
OBJECTIVES Cigarette smoking is an established, strong, and modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, little research has investigated CHD risk in former smokers who continue to be exposed to others’ cigarette smoke (former ...
Masoumeh Sadeghi, Maryam S. Daneshpour, Soheila Khodakarim, Amir Abbas Momenan, Mahdi Akbarzadeh, Hamid Soori   +5 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 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., Martínez Martínez, Cristina, La Vecchia, Carlo, Gallus, Silvano, Sureda, Xisca, Clancy, Luke, Fu Balboa, Marcela, Fernández Muñoz, Esteve, S. Gallus, Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez, Carlo La Vecchia, Xisca Sureda, La Vecchia Carlo, Clancy Luke, Luke Clancy, Martínez, Cristina, Silvano Gallus, Cristina Martínez, Marcela Fu, E. Fernández, Fu Marcela, J. M. Martínez Sánchez, C. La Vecchia, Sureda Xisca, Fernández, Esteve, Martínez Cristina, Gallus Silvano, Esteve Fernández, Fernández Esteve, L. Clancy, C. Martínez, Fu, Marcela, X. Sureda, Martínez-Sánchez Jose M., M. Fu, Jose M Martínez-Sánchez   +35 more
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Maternal exposure to smoking and infant's wheeze and asthma: Japan Environment and Children's Study

Allergology International, 2021
Background: Evidence regarding independent effects of maternal smoking in different time frames of pregnancy and maternal exposure to secondhand smoke on the development of wheeze/asthma in her offspring is limited.
Takuya Wada, Yuichi Adachi, Shokei Murakami, Yasunori Ito, Toshiko Itazawa, Akiko Tsuchida, Kenta Matsumura, Kei Hamazaki, Hidekuni Inadera, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Youichi Kurozawa, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh   +25 more
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Characteristics of Children with Secondhand Smoking [PDF]

Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia, 2017
Background: Passive smoking has been known to be associated with the risks of several diseases. Children are a group vulnerable to becoming passive smokers through adjacent adult smokers. Objective: To describe the characteristics of children with secondhand smoking. Methods: This research is a descriptive study involving 39 subjects of grade 4, 5, and
Jatmika, Septian Emma Dwi, Maulana, Muchsin   +1 more
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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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Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke?

BMC Public Health, 2011
Background Implementation of smoke free policies has potentially substantial effects on health by reducing secondhand smoke exposure. However little is known about whether the introduction of anti-smoking legislation translates into decreased secondhand ...
Glazier Richard H, Naiman Alisa B, Moineddin Rahim   +2 more
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Cardiovascular Effects of Secondhand Smoke [PDF]

Circulation, 2005
Background— Secondhand smoke increases the risk of coronary heart disease by ≈30%. This effect is larger than one would expect on the basis of the risks associated with active smoking and the relative doses of tobacco smoke delivered to smokers and nonsmokers.
Joaquin, Barnoya, Stanton A, Glantz
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Perception of parents about second hand smoke on the health of their children: an ethnographic study

Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2015
Objective: To analyze the perception of parents about secondhand smoking in their children's health. Methods: Ethnographic qualitative and quantitative study.
Fabiane Alves de Carvalho Ribeiro, Micaele Kedma Ribeiro de Moraes, Joyce Cristina de Morais Caixeta, Jullieth Nadja da Silva, Amanda Sanches Lima, Samara Lamounier Santana Parreira, Viviane Lemos Silva Fernandes   +6 more
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Impact of Scottish smoke-free legislation on smoking quit attempts and prevalence [PDF]

, 2011
<p><b>Objectives:</b> In Scotland, legislation was implemented in March 2006 prohibiting smoking in all wholly or partially enclosed public spaces. We investigated the impact on attempts to quit smoking and smoking prevalence.</p>
Daniel F. Mackay, Mackay Daniel F., Haw, S., Pell, J.P., Pell, Jill, Mackay, D.F., Jill P Pell, Daniel F Mackay, Sally Haw, Pell Jill P., Mackay, Daniel F, Haw, Sally, Jill P. Pell, Haw Sally   +13 more
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