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Designing and implementing a non-smoking policy at the university of Navarre, Spain [PDF]

, 2004
The aim of this study was to design and implement a non-smoking policy at a university and to recommend health promotion interventions based on die transtheoretical model and employee interest.
Anso, Maria Jose Duaso
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Optimal demand for treatment and health insurance under multivariate preferences

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Health insurance mitigates health risks by covering the cost of treatment, but it also reduces the financial risk associated with those costs. In a multivariate preference framework, this study analyzes the effects of changes in wealth, health status, insurance premiums, treatment costs, and the severity of health loss on the demand for ...
Jimin Hong
wiley   +1 more source

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Does gender really matter?

Lung India, 2011
Background: Limited data is available on the clinical expression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from India. The impact of gender on expression of COPD has received even less attention.
N K Jain, M S Thakkar, N Jain, K A Rohan, M Sharma   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cigarette smoke and human pulmonary immune responses to mycobacteria

, 2011
Recent epidemiological evidence suggests that up to 15% of worldwide tuberculosis (TB) cases may be attributable to tobacco smoking. The aim of the studies reported here was to gain insights into the effects of exposure to cigarette smoke on human cells ...
Van Zyl-Smit, Richard Nellis
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Environmental tobacco smoke: health policy and focus on Italian legislation. [PDF]

, 2013
Worldwide tobacco smoking kills nearly 6 million people each year, including more than 600,000 non-smokers who die from smoke exposure. Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS, also called secondhand smoke, involuntary smoke, or passive smoke) is the ...
De Luca D'alessandro, E, GIRALDI, GUGLIELMO, G. Fovi De Ruggiero, Fovi De Guggiero, G, DE LUCA, Eugenia, De Luca D'alessandro, E., Marsella, LT, Marsella, L, MARSELLA, LUIGI TONINO, Giraldi, G, L. T. Marsella   +10 more
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A Principled Framework for Mendelian Randomization in Oral Health Research

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
This methodological article provides a clear and accessible overview of Mendelian randomization for oral health researchers, emphasizing the core assumptions needed for credible causal inference. Focusing on applications in oral health, particularly periodontitis, it highlights both the strengths and limitations of the study design in order to support ...
Nasir Z. Bashir, Mario Romandini, Moritz Kebschull, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Dominique S. Michaud, Stephen Burgess   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor Tobacco Smoke Pollution a Major Risk Factor for Both Breast and Lung Cancer? [PDF]

Medical Dosimetry, 1988
Among 51 countries, those having high mortality rates for male lung cancer generally have high rates for female breast cancer (highest in England, Scotland, and the Netherlands). Conversely, those having low rates for one disease have low rates for both (P less than 0.001). Mortality rates available for 23 of the countries for 1954, 1964, and 1974 show
openaire   +2 more sources

The Health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke; a report of the Surgeon General : executive summary [PDF]

This Surgeon General\u2019s report returns to the topic of the health effects of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke. The last comprehensive review of this evidence by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was in the 1986 Surgeon General ...

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Systemic, Lifestyle and Environmental Modifying Factors in the Pathogenesis of Periodontitis

Journal of Periodontal Research, EarlyView.
A variety of impacting factors in the pathogenesis of periodontitis exist, including systemic, lifestyle, and environmental factors. This review highlights the manifold mechanistic aspects of the link between the pathogenesis of periodontitis, addressing these numerous factors to supplement the long‐standing knowledge of the progression of the disease.
Sabine Elisabeth Groeger, Yuxi Zhou, Jiawen Yong, Lei Wang, Sabine Ruf, Joerg Meyle   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Portuguese Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke at Home and in the Car

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2019
Introduction: Children’s exposure to secondhand smoke is a cause of serious health problems and infant morbidity. This is the first nationally representative study conducted in Portugal to describe the prevalence of children exposed to secondhand smoke ...
José Precioso, Vânia Rocha, Isabel Sousa, Ana Carolina Araújo, José Cunha Machado, Henedina Antunes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source