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Further insights on predictors of environmental tobacco smoke exposure during the pediatric age [PDF]

, 2019
Background: The smoking ban in public places has reduced Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure for non-smokers, but despite this, domestic environments still remain places at high risk of exposure, and, today, about 40% of children worldwide are ...
Antonucci, A., Cammalleri, V., Martellucci, S., Mattei, V., Protano, C., Santilli, F., Ungureanu, A. S., Vitali, M.   +7 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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Smoking and air pollution - their impact on lung development from the prenatal period to childhood

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Air pollution and tobacco smoke have a substantial impact on the lungs development during both pre- and postnatal period. The harmful particles from the tobacco smoke (includind second hand smoking and e-cigarette) can cross the placental barrier ...
Alina Croitoru, Ruxandra Ulmeanu
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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
doaj   +1 more source

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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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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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
doaj   +1 more source

Are passive smoking, air pollution and obesity a greater mortality risk than major radiation incidents? [PDF]

, 2007
Background Following a nuclear incident, the communication and perception of radiation risk becomes a (perhaps the) major public health issue. In response to such incidents it is therefore crucial to communicate radiation health risks in the context of ...
Smith, Jim
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Time trends of tobacco smoking, air pollution, and lung cancer in Athens

Environmental Research, 1987
Athens is a city with a serious air pollution problem which has existed for more than 20 years. To evaluate whether air pollution has affected lung cancer incidence (and hence, mortality) in the population of Athens we have compared standardized lung mortality between Athens and the rest of Greece taking into account the tobacco consumption trends in ...
Trichopoulos, D, Hatzakis, A, Wynder, E, Katsouyanni, K, Kalandidi, A   +4 more
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Late‐Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis and Air Pollution in the Multiethnic Cohort

Arthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate the effects of ambient air pollution on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) incidence in a racially and ethnically diverse population. Methods This analysis included 42,152 California Multiethnic Cohort participants, aged ≥65 years (>70% African American and Latino adults) who were enrolled in the Fee For Service component of Medicare (2001–
Anna H. Wu, Chiuchen Tseng, Song‐Yi Park, Daniel O. Stram, Kami White, Jun Wu, Cheryl Vigen, Veronica W. Setiawan, Xian Yu, Steven Gazal, Christopher Haiman, Lynne Wilkens, Loïc Le Marchand, Iona Cheng, William Stohl   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source