Pulmonary toxicity of chronic exposure to tobacco and biomass smoke in rats
Clinics, 2011 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the separate and combined effects of tobacco and biomass smoke exposure on pulmonary histopathology in rats.
Omer Tamer Dogan +5 more
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Smoking behaviour, involuntary smoking, attitudes towards smoke-free legislations, and tobacco control activities in the European Union [PDF]
, 2013 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 ...
Clancy, Luke +7 more
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Contribution of thirdhand smoke to overall tobacco smoke exposure in pediatric patients: study protocol. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundThirdhand smoke (THS) is the persistent residue resulting from secondhand smoke (SHS) that accumulates in dust, objects, and on surfaces in homes where tobacco has been used, and is reemitted into air.
Geraci, Maegan A +12 more
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Новые технологии, 2022 Thin-cut smoking tobacco is gaining more and more popularity among consumers of tobacco products. However, this type of product remains poorly understood, including the chemical composition of its smoke.
E. Yu. Smirnova, E. V. Gnuchikh
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Influence of Socioeconomic Factors, Gender and Indigenous Status on Smoking in Taiwan. [PDF]
, 2016 The indigenous Austronesian minority of Taiwan is heavily affected by health disparities which may include suffering from a greater burden of the tobacco epidemic.
Hwang, Chiou-Wei +8 more
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Meconium samples used to assess infant exposure to the components of ETS during pregnancy
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2015 Objectives: The aim of the study was to use meconium samples to assess fetal exposure to compounds present in environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Material and Methods: In order to assess fetal exposure to toxic tobacco smoke compounds, samples of meconium
Sylwia Narkowicz +3 more
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Smoke-free hospitals in Poland – a cross-sectional survey
Archives of Medical Science, 2020 Introduction In 2010, the government of Poland passed an amended smoke-free law that strengthened existing tobacco control policies and banned smoking in hospitals.
Jarosław J. Fedorowski +4 more
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Tobacco smoke mediated induction of sinonasal microbial biofilms.
PLoS ONE, 2011 Cigarette smokers and those exposed to second hand smoke are more susceptible to life threatening infection than non-smokers. While much is known about the devastating effect tobacco exposure has on the human body, less is known about the effect of ...
Natalia Goldstein-Daruech +12 more
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Parental risk perceptions of child exposure to tobacco smoke [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoke exposure harms children and adults. Yet, 40% of children worldwide are exposed to tobacco smoke in their homes. Such widespread parental failure to protect children is puzzling, and may be related to risk perceptions.
Inessa Kostjukovsky, Laura Rosen
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Tobacco smoke exposure is an independent predictor of vitamin D deficiency in US children. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 IMPORTANCE:The role of tobacco-smoke exposure on serum vitamin D concentration in US pediatric population is not known. We hypothesized that tobacco smoke exposure would increase the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in US children.
Benjamin Udoka Nwosu, Philip Kum-Nji
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