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Preparing the new generation of Romanian experts in tobacco control: PhD studies in the field

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Scientific progresses and new regulatory global context about tobacco use and cessation have created attractive opportunities for young researchers seeking for a PhD in the field. As such, three most relevant ongoing PhD research topics at the University
Ioana Buculei Porosnicu, Letitia Trofor, Cristina Chirila Vicol, Cristinel Stefanescu, Antigona Carmen Trofor   +4 more
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Persistent tobacco smoke residue in multiunit housing: Legacy of permissive indoor smoking policies and challenges in the implementation of smoking bans

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a common indoor pollutant in multiunit housing (MUH). It is also the precursor of thirdhand smoke (THS), the toxic mixture of tobacco smoke residue that accumulates in indoor environments where tobacco has been used.
Georg E. Matt, Penelope J.E. Quintana, Eunha Hoh, Joy M. Zakarian, Nathan G. Dodder, Rachael A. Record, Melbourne F. Hovell, E. Melinda Mahabee-Gittens, Samuel Padilla, Laura Markman, Kayo Watanabe, Thomas E. Novotny   +11 more
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Different genes interact with particulate matter and tobacco smoke exposure in affecting lung function decline in the general population [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Oxidative stress related genes modify the effects of ambient air pollution or tobacco smoking on lung function decline. The impact of interactions might be substantial, but previous studies mostly focused on main effects of single genes ...
Russi, Erich W., Nicole M Probst-Hensch, Curjuric, I., Curjuric, Ivan, Margot Haun (102627), Probst-Hensch, Nicole M., Erich W Russi, Dirkje S Postma, Russi Erich W., Postma, D. S., Rochat, Thierry, Haun Margot, Margot Haun, Thierry Rochat, Florence Demenais (73668), Florian Kronenberg (87557), Demenais, Florence, Harish Phuleria (152989), Dirkje S. Postma (101740), Nicole M. Probst-Hensch (110284), Russi, E. W., Medea Imboden, Nadif, R., Ivan Curjuric, Postma, Dirkje,, Postma, Dirkje, S., Phuleria, Harish, Nino Künzli (16965), Kronenberg Florian, Nino Künzli, Curjuric Ivan, Kumar Ashish, Florian Kronenberg, Ashish Kumar, Haun, M., Nadif, Rachel, Postma, Dirkje S., Erich W. Russi (142906), Russi, Erich,, Christian Schindler (71594), Imboden, Medea, Rachel Nadif, Postma Dirkje S., Kumar, A., Harish Phuleria, Rochat, T., Christian Schindler, Phuleria Harish, Thierry Rochat (110261), Nadif Rachel, Kuenzli, Nino, Künzli Nino, Kumar, Ashish, Ivan Curjuric (110179), Phuleria, H., Kronenberg, Florian, Schindler Christian, Florence Demenais, Russi, Erich, W., Probst-Hensch, Nicole, M., Künzli, Nino, Künzli, N., Imboden, M., Medea Imboden (110145), Rachel Nadif (152983), Imboden Medea, Demenais, F., Rochat Thierry, Kronenberg, F., Probst-Hensch, N. M., Ashish Kumar (152984), Probst-Hensch, Nicole,, Haun, Margot, Schindler, Christian, Schindler, C., Probst-Hensch Nicole M., Demenais Florence   +76 more
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Implementation of smoke-free homes in Poland

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2016
Objectives: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) constitutes a threat to the health of many people. In order to diminish ETS exposure, countries (including Poland) implemented legal restrictions of smoking in public places and worksites ...
Dorota Kaleta, Adam Fronczak, Bukola Usidame, Elżbieta Dziankowska-Zaborszczyk, Teresa Makowiec-Dąbrowska, Piotr Wojtysiak   +5 more
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Social inequalities in secondhand smoke exposure in children in Spain

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Introduction Children are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of secondhand smoke (SHS). The objectives of this study are to describe SHS exposure of children younger than 12 years in Spain and to identify potential social inequalities ...
Maria J López, Teresa Arechavala, Xavier Continente, Anna Schiaffino, Mónica Pérez-Ríos, Esteve Fernández   +5 more
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The correlation between second-hand tobacco smoke exposure and biofilm formation in chronic rhinosinusitis

Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2022
Introduction and purpose Tobacco smoke is a major health concern globally. Due to tobacco epidemic, approximately 8 million people died as a result of cigarette smoking in 2020 alone, where 1.2 million were caused by non-smokers inhaling second-hand ...
Arkadiusz Standyło, Aleksandra Obuchowska, Grażyna Mielnik-Niedzielska   +2 more
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Parental smoking and children's respiratory health: independent effects of prenatal and postnatal exposure. [PDF]

, 2006
OBJECTIVES: Adverse effects have been reported of prenatal and/or postnatal passive exposure to smoking on children's health. Uncertainties remain about the relative importance of smoking at different periods in the child's life. We investigate this in a
Hruba, F., Zlotkowska, Renata, Privalova, L., Janssen, Nicole, Splichalova, A., Heinrich, Joachim, Pattenden, S., Splichalova, Anna, Rudnai, Peter, Neuberger, M., De Sario, Manuela, Heinrich, J., Nikiforov, B., Luttmann-Gibson, Heike, Neuberger, Manfred, Antova, Temenuga, Luttmann-Gibson, H., Privalova, Larissa, Pattenden, Sam, Nikiforov, Bojidar, Fletcher, T., Grize, Leticia, Antova, T., Hruba, Frantiska, de Sario, M., Janssen, N., Fletcher, Tony, Rudnai, P., Grize, L., Zlotkowska, R.   +29 more
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Biomarkers of Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Cognitive Function among Elderly in the United States (National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey: 2001-2002).

PLoS ONE, 2016
Recent studies report a link between common environmental exposures, such as particulate matter air pollution and tobacco smoke, and decline in cognitive function.
Elizabeth A Best, Elizabeth Juarez-Colunga, Katherine James, William G LeBlanc, Berrin Serdar   +4 more
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Air pollution, fetal and infant tobacco smoke exposure, and wheezing in preschool children: a population-based prospective birth cohort

Environmental Health, 2012
Background Air pollution is associated with asthma exacerbations. We examined the associations of exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with the risk of wheezing in preschool children, and assessed whether these ...
Sonnenschein-van der Voort Agnes MM, de Kluizenaar Yvonne, Jaddoe Vincent WV, Gabriele Carmelo, Raat Hein, Moll Henriëtte A, Hofman Albert, Pierik Frank H, Miedema Henk ME, de Jongste Johan C, Duijts Liesbeth   +10 more
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ASSESSMENT OF INDOOR SECOND-HAND CIGARETTE SMOKE ON THE RESPIRATORY MECHANICS AND PREVENTIVE BENEFITS OF EUCALYPTOL: A MURINE MODEL

Environmental Smoke, 2023
Second-hand smokers, in various settings such as recreational areas, schools, workplaces, homes and other enclosed public spaces also experience the detrimental effects of exposure to cigarette smoke (CS).
Etevaldo Deves Fernandes Neto, Flavio de Almeida Alves-Júnior, Marcelle Ferreira Moura, Ruth Mesquita Ferreira, Leidianne Costa da Silva Andrade, Antônia Torres Ávila Pimenta, Daniel Silveira Serra, Francisco Sales Ávila Cavalcante   +7 more
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