Disparities in exposure to tobacco smoke pollution at Romanian worksites
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2015 Introduction Differences in the risk of being exposed to second-hand smoke (SHS) in the workplace may occur not only between countries, but also within a country among socio-economic groups.
Dorota Kaleta, Adam Fronczak
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Tobacco smoke, indoor air pollution and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
PLoS Medicine, 2007 BackgroundTobacco smoking, passive smoking, and indoor air pollution from biomass fuels have been implicated as risk factors for tuberculosis (TB) infection, disease, and death. Tobacco smoking and indoor air pollution are persistent or growing exposures
Hsien-Ho Lin, Majid Ezzati, Megan Murray
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Oxidative Stress-Related Metabolomic Alterations in Pregnancy: Evidence from Exposure to Air Pollution, Metals/Metalloid, and Tobacco Smoke [PDF]
AntioxidantsDevelopmental programming, shaped by environmental and lifestyle stressors during prenatal life, is increasingly recognized as a major contributor to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) later in life.
Alica Pizent
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Jurnal Bina Praja, 2023 In 2017, only about 26.68 percent of Indonesian households were tobacco-free. Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) in children under the age of 5 have been linked to indoor tobacco smoke pollution.
Mardiana Dwi Puspitasari +1 more
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Association between secondhand smoke exposure and new-onset hypertension in self-reported never smokers verified by cotinine [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021 Background/Aims There is no study assessing the effect of changes of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and new-onset hypertension. We investigated the effect of a change of SHS exposure status on new-onset hypertension in self-reported and cotinine ...
Byung Jin Kim +2 more
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Salivary thiocyanate levels among tobacco users, non-users, and passive smokers: A biochemical study [PDF]
Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2020 BACKGROUND AND AIM: The prevalence of tobacco use and its associated mortality is increasing worldwide. Biomarkers in saliva, such as thiocyanate levels, have been shown to be a suitable indicator for smoking.
Anitta Benny, Audrey Madonna D’Cruz
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An experimental investigation of tobacco smoke pollution in cars [PDF]
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2009 Tobacco smoke pollution (TSP) has been identified as a serious public health threat. Although the number of jurisdictions that prohibit smoking in public places has increased rapidly, just a few successful attempts have been made to pass similar laws prohibiting smoking in cars, where the cabin space may contribute to concentrated exposure.
Taryn, Sendzik +3 more
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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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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2023 Background: The household is considered as a private area that is untouched tobacco control policies in developing countries, especially in Indonesia, which has not ratified the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) treaty.
Al Asyary, Meita Veruswati
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Menthol-enhanced cytotoxicity of cigarette smoke demonstrated in two bioassay models
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2013 Background Cigarette smoke is harmful to human health at both cellular and genetic levels. Recently, a unique bioassay for smoke cytotoxicity using air pollution-sensitive plant cells (tobacco) has been proposed.
Atsuko Noriyasu +7 more
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