Smoking and Health Research FrontiersSmoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, it is responsible for approximately five million deaths world-wide every year. Tobacco smoking is a known or probable cause of approximately 25 diseases including cancer, heart attacks and strokes. The WHO says that its impact on world health is still not fully assessed. This book offers leading edge research from around the globe with a focus on smoking cessation and the effects of passive smoking on health. |
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... exposure has decreased in the past 20 years , a substantial proportion of the population ( 43 % ) still remains exposed . The relative risk of CVD in passive smokers is approximately 1.25 when controlled for confounding variables ...
... exposure has decreased in the past 20 years , a substantial proportion of the population ( 43 % ) still remains exposed . The relative risk of CVD in passive smokers is approximately 1.25 when controlled for confounding variables ...
Page ix
... exposure of nosmokers to secondhand smoke is commonly accepted . Infants and children are the most vulnerable target ... exposed to ETS , the relations between the exposure and their health decreased , with an exception of wheezing only ...
... exposure of nosmokers to secondhand smoke is commonly accepted . Infants and children are the most vulnerable target ... exposed to ETS , the relations between the exposure and their health decreased , with an exception of wheezing only ...
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... exposure in utero . Only a few studies so far have validated the concept of placental steroid disruption due to metal ... exposed to cigarette smoke during pregnancy . Animal studies support the findings of cadmium - induced ovarian and ...
... exposure in utero . Only a few studies so far have validated the concept of placental steroid disruption due to metal ... exposed to cigarette smoke during pregnancy . Animal studies support the findings of cadmium - induced ovarian and ...
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... exposed to environmental tobacco smoke ( passive smokers ) is similar to those observed among active smokers but the ... exposure chamber and an animal model . By exposing the animals to this model of passive smoking , we have learned ...
... exposed to environmental tobacco smoke ( passive smokers ) is similar to those observed among active smokers but the ... exposure chamber and an animal model . By exposing the animals to this model of passive smoking , we have learned ...
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... exposure in the two settings . Of course , these two different yields have considerably different public health implications ( Shenassa & Earls , 2001 ; Shenassa , 2002 ) . For a particular association , as reflected in the risk ratio ...
... exposure in the two settings . Of course , these two different yields have considerably different public health implications ( Shenassa & Earls , 2001 ; Shenassa , 2002 ) . For a particular association , as reflected in the risk ratio ...
Contents
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The Effect of Passive SmokeExposure on Fertility | 63 |
Cardiovascular Effects of Passive Smoking in Adults and Children | 81 |
Maternal Smoking Influences Health and Development of a Child | 97 |
Assessment of Steroid Disruption and Metal Concentrations in Human Placenta Effects of Cigarette Smoking | 119 |
The Effects of Cigarette Smoking on the Human Plasma Tocopherols Levels | 163 |
Smoking and its Effects on the Periodontal and PeriImplant Tissues | 183 |
Passive Smoking in Oral Health Research | 213 |
Index | 231 |
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