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Identification of bacterial and fungal components in tobacco and tobacco smoke [PDF]
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2008 The microbiological composition of tobacco products was studied using culture and chemical analysis (of tobacco leaves) or chemical analysis only (tobacco and tobacco smoke).
Lennart Larsson +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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Tobacco smoke particles and indoor air quality (ToPIQ) - the protocol of a new study [PDF]
, 2011 Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a major contributor to indoor air pollution. Since decades it is well documented that ETS can be harmful to human health and cause premature death and disease.
David A Groneberg +17 more
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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. +19 more
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Environmental tobacco smoke [PDF]
British Medical Bulletin, 1996 Environmental tobacco smoke is an important contaminant of indoor air. For a non-smoker living with a smoker the exposure is equivalent to about 1% of that from actively smoking 20 cigarettes a day (based on plasma cotinine). There is strong and consistent evidence that passive smoking increases the risk of lung cancer. It is estimated that there is an
M R, Law, A K, Hackshaw
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019 Background Risk of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with biomass smoke has not been well addressed, although biomass smoke is similar in composition to tobacco smoke.
Jaeyoung Cho +11 more
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Interventions for Tobacco Smoking [PDF]
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2013 Around 19% of US adults smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of death in this country. Without treatment only ∼5% of smokers who try to quit achieve long-term abstinence, but evidence-based cessation treatment increases this figure to 10% to 30%.
Tanya R, Schlam, Timothy B, Baker
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Children, 2019 Smoke-free ordinances and policies protect youth from exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) and cigarette use. This study investigated whether smoke-free ordinances also protect youth from the use of other tobacco products. We compared the prevalence of SHS
Nell Valentine +2 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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"Efforts to Reprioritise the Agenda" in China: British American Tobacco's Efforts to Influence Public Policy on Secondhand Smoke in China. [PDF]
, 2008 BACKGROUND: Each year, 540 million Chinese are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), resulting in more than 100,000 deaths. Smoke-free policies have been demonstrated to decrease overall cigarette consumption, encourage smokers to quit, and protect the ...
Gan, Quan +14 more
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