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A systematic review of associations between environmental exposures and development of asthma in children aged up to 9 years [PDF]

, 2014
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AlKandari, F, Ayres, J G, Cowie, H, Dick, S, Doust, E, Dynes, K, Friend, A, Turner, S W   +7 more
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Using air quality monitoring to reduce second-hand smoke exposure in homes : the AFRESH feasibility study [PDF]

, 2017
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This research was supported by a grant from the Medical Research Council’s Public Health Intervention Development scheme. The research team would like to thank Christine Foster and the staff and volunteers of Healthy Valleys, Lanarkshire,
De Bruin, Marijn, Dobson, Ruaraidh, O'Donnell, Rachel, Semple, Sean, Turner, Stephen   +4 more
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Serum cotinine cut-points for secondhand smoke exposure assessment in children under 5 years: A systemic review.

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundSerum cotinine has become the most widely used biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure (SHS) over time in all ages. The aim of this study was to review the serum cotinine cut-points used to classify children under 5 years as exposed to SHS ...
Nerea Mourino, Alberto Ruano-Raviña, Leonor Varela Lema, Esteve Fernández, María José López, María Isolina Santiago-Pérez, Julia Rey-Brandariz, Alexandra Giraldo-Osorio, Mónica Pérez-Ríos   +8 more
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Effect of environmental tobacco smoke on oral pigmentation: A systematic review [PDF]

Journal of Oral Health and Oral Epidemiology, 2020
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Oral pigmentation is a condition in which the color of oral mucosa such as gingival mucosa changes. Some exogenous and endogenous factors may lead to oral pigmentation.
Parsa Firoozi, Robab Noormohammadi, Sona Rafieyan   +2 more
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Passive smoking indicators in Italy: does the gross domestic product matter? [PDF]

, 2018
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to analyse the correlation between regional values of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and passive smoking in Italy.
Cianfanelli, Sara, Cocchiara, Rosario Andrea, La Torre, Giuseppe, Lia, Lorenza, Mannocci, Alice, Sestili, Cristina   +5 more
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Study of association between exposure to indoor air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among nonsmokers in a North Indian population – A case–control study

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most killing diseases worldwide. Tobacco smoking is still the most common single cause of COPD, but in developing countries such as India, indoor air pollution is one of the common ...
Madhurmay, Suryakant, Hemant Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Rajendra Prasad, Ajay Kumar Verma, Arvind Kumar Singh   +6 more
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Newsprint coverage of smoking in cars carrying children : a case study of public and scientific opinion driving the policy debate [PDF]

, 2014
Acknowledgements Date of Acceptance:17/10/2014 Acknowledgements: This project was funded by Cancer Research UK (MC_U130085862) and the Scottish School of Public Health Research. Cancer Research UK and the Scottish School of Public Health Research was not
A Cunningham, ASH Scotland, B Freeman, B Freeman, BG Glaser, BJ Fox, BMA, British Government, British Lung Foundation, C Seale, Chris Patterson, D Kim, E Savell, EM Sebrié, G Bowditch, G Gorini, G Thomson, GF Moore, GJ Norman, GT Fong, H Sato, House of Commons, J Kitzinger, Josh Bain, K Bell, K Wood, Karen Wood, N Rowa-Dewar, N Rowa‒Dewar, PC Akhtar, R Cunningham, Royal College of Physicians, S Hilton, S Hilton, S Hilton, S Semple, Scottish Government, Scottish Government, Sean Semple, Sheila Duffy, Shona Hilton, SJ Haw, SM Carter, T Babor, T Buchanan, Welsh Government, World Health Organization, YS Lincoln   +47 more
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In utero tobacco smoke exposure, DNA methylation, and asthma in Latino children. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundMaternal smoking during pregnancy is a risk factor for chronic disease later in life and has been associated with variability of DNA methylation at specific cytosine-phosphate-guanine (CpG) loci.
Barker, Beach, Beamer, Best, Cardenas, Chhabra, Cunningham, DiFranza, Galanter, Gibbs, Gilliland, Gilliland, Gilliland, Hanieh, Harb, Hu, Jaakkola, Jauniaux, Joubert, Joubert, Küpers, Lara, Morales, Oh, Perreira, Pickett, Rahmani, Reese, Reese, Rehan, Richiardi, Richmond, Richmond, Sharma, Shorey-Kendrick, Stick, Stocks, Tong, Upton, van der Laan, Vanderweele, VanderWeele, Waterland, Wongtrakool, Wu, Zeilinger, Zhang, Zhong   +47 more
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Inhalation of hazardous air pollutants from environmental tobacco smoke in US residences [PDF]

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 2004
In the United States, 48 million adults smoke 3.5-5 x 10(11) cigarettes/year. Many cigarettes are smoked in private residences, causing regular environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure to roughly 31 million nonsmokers (11% of the US population), including 16 million juveniles.
Nazaroff, William W, Singer, B C
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Paediatric asthma prevalence and environmental factors: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa
Background Pediatric asthma is a critical public health issue with its origins in a complex array of environmental, socio-economic, and potentially genetic factors.
Dr . Nalla Krishna , Dr. Pandala Paramesh , Dr . Kavitha Vislavath , Dr. Ravinaik Nunavath , Dr. I Sridhar   +4 more
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