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Prevalence and determinants of current cigarette smoking and secondhand smoking among Greek adolescents: the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) 2013 study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Smoking prevalence in Greece is considered high within the European Union and the collection of evidence on tobacco use among adolescents is of vital importance in order to develop effective smoking prevention and cessation programmes.
G. Rachiotis, A. Barbouni, Athanasios Basagiannis, Antonis Katsioulis, K. Kostikas, V. Mouchtouri, K. Merakou, J. Kremastinou, C. Hadjichristodoulou   +8 more
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Secondhand Smoking and Obesity Among Nonsmoking Adolescents Aged 12–15 Years From 38 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2020
Introduction Secondhand smoking (SHS) may be a risk factor for obesity in adolescence, but data on the association between SHS and obesity are scarce, especially from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
A. Koyanagi, Lee Smith, H. Oh, Lin Yang, S. Jackson, J. Haro, J. Shin, A. Carvalho, L. Jacob   +8 more
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Preterm birth and secondhand smoking during pregnancy: A case–control study from Vietnam

PLoS ONE, 2020
Background The relationship between women who are exposed to secondhand smoke and preterm birth is still controversial. The present study aimed to examine the association between maternal secondhand smoking (SHS) during pregnancy and preterm birth ...
N. N. Rang, T. Q. Hien, T. Q. Chanh, Tran K Thuyen   +3 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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Association between parents’ smoking status and tobacco exposure in school-age children: assessment using major urine biomarkers

Scientific Reports, 2021
Children are at risk of exposure to secondhand smoke. We aimed to evaluate the extent of their exposure to it in relation to their parents’ smoking status by using biomarkers relevant to smoking.
Sung Hoon Jeong, Bich Na Jang, Soo Hyun Kang, Jae Hong Joo, Eun-Cheol Park   +4 more
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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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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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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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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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Association of Secondhand Smoking Exposure With Choroidal Thinning in Children Aged 6 to 8 Years: The Hong Kong Children Eye Study.

JAMA ophthalmology, 2019
Importance Secondhand smoking is a risk to adult ocular health, but its effect on children's ocular development is not known. Objective To assess the association between choroidal thickness and secondhand smoking exposure in children. Design, Setting,
Nan Yuan, Jian Li, S. Tang, F. Li, C. Lee, Mandy P. H. Ng, C. Cheung, C. Tham, C. Pang, L. J. Chen, J. Yam   +10 more
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