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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Environmental Tobacco Smoke"”.

  1. Indoor air pollution and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in a South African birth cohort study

    Vanker, AneesaDivision of Pulmonology2018

    … for health care visits and hospitalisation. Environmental exposures to indoor air pollution (IAP) or tobacco smoke are important risk factors for childhood respiratory disease. Despite increased electrification, many communities in LMIC rely on alternate fuel sources for household cooking or …

    cape-town Repository record

  2. Characterization of environmental tobacco smoke by neutron activation analysis as a source of hazardous metals in indoor air pollution

    Wu, DeUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign2011

    The characterization of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) as a source of heavy metals has been performed. Thirty elements were determined in 15 brands of cigarettes and their components. Five elements, Br, Cd, Cl, K, and Zn were found to be major elemental sources in the particulate phase of ETS. …

    uiuc Repository record

  3. The effect of legislation concerning environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on the short-term health of hospitality workers: A Canada – Italy comparison

    Barth, Delaine2007

    Background: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a combination of the smoke exhaled by smokers and the smoke burning from a cigarette, cigar or pipe that is not being inhaled. It contains over 4000 chemicals many of them being known carcinogens and toxins. The recently-identified hazards of ETS …

    manitoba Repository record

  4. The epidemiology of asthma and wheeze in primary school children in Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, with special reference to the role of environmental tobacco smoke

    Ehrlich, RodneyDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine1999

    … the international literature on whether environmental tobacco smoke is associated with asthma, wheeze or bronchial hyperresponsiveness in general and asthmatic populations of children. This thesis is based on a self-administered questionnaire survey of the parents of 1 955 sub-8 pupils …

    cape-town Repository record

  5. Tobacco use and cessation counseling in a population of health professions students in South Africa

    Tsai, Yu-ChiaDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicine2011

    Tobacco is a leading risk factor for the global burden of disease in both developed and developing countries. The morbidity and mortality caused by tobacco can be prevented efficaciously and cost-effectively by active intervention from health professionals. In developing countries, a limited number …

    cape-town Repository record

  6. Lower respiratory tract infection in sudden unexpected infant deaths

    Van der Heyde, YolandeDivision of Anatomical Pathology2012

    … to include lack of breast feeding, prenatal and environmental tobacco smoke exposure, prematurity, immunosuppression, underlying medical conditions and overcrowding. The present study was aimed at determining which of the known epidemiological factors were associated with SUDI death types …

    cape-town Repository record

  7. Development of the Postpartum Smoking Questionnaire (PPSQ)

    Gantt, Cynthia J., PhD, MSN, C-FNP, RN2021

    … for significant morbidity for others exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Many women stop smoking during pregnancy. Most women relapse to smoking following delivery, yet postpartum smoking issues have received little attention. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an instrument, …

    usd-thes Repository record

  8. A Descriptive Analysis of Tobacco Use Policies Among Select Family Day Homes in Virginia

    Martin, Jennifer DotsonVirginia Tech2000

    Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been well established as a danger to children. Exposure to secondhand smoke can cause coughing and wheezing, bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections, asthma, and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Childhood exposure to ETS may also increase the risk of …

    vt Repository record

  9. Mechanisms and consequences of DNA damage, response and apoptosis in spermatozoa.

    Laubenthal, JulianUniversity of Bradford2012

    … frequencies at FRA3B/FRA16D in spermatozoa of smokers with non-smokers, two-fold increases were found, probably caused by cigarette smoke components triggering abortive topoisomerase-II¿ activity. The phosphorylated DDR proteins H2AX and ATM were identified in human spermatozoa and murine …

    bradford Repository record

  10. Mechanisms and consequences of DNA damage, response and apoptosis in spermatozoa.

    Laubenthal, JulianUniversity of Bradford2012

    … frequencies at FRA3B/FRA16D in spermatozoa of smokers with non-smokers, two-fold increases were found, probably caused by cigarette smoke components triggering abortive topoisomerase-II¿ activity. The phosphorylated DDR proteins H2AX and ATM were identified in human spermatozoa and murine …

    bradford Repository record

  11. Health Status and Behaviors among Casino Gaming Employees Population-based Epidemiological Analyses

    Zhang, Fan2016

    … with such harmful occupational exposures as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), stress, working shift and noise. Currently more than 300,000 employees in the US who are working on the casino gaming floor potentially exposed to these working environment hazards. However, research on health …

    unr Repository record

  12. Practices, Attitudes and Knowledge of Food Service Owners and Managers of South Central Kentucky Regarding Provision of a Smoke-Free Environment for Customers

    Pagan, Jose

    … on health caused by exposure to enviromental tobacco smoke (ETS) are well documented. In 1987 and 1996 mail surveys were conducted to determine the change in practices, attitudes and knowledge of food service owners and managers of south central Kentucky on some issues relating to …

    wku-diss Repository record

  13. Novel cardiovascular risk factors in childhood

    Odermarsky, MichalDepartment of Pediatrics, Lund University2008

    … dysfunction (Study II-III); exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) affects heart rate variability (HRV), and whether this association is influenced by diabetes-risk HLA (Study IV). The aim of study V was to investigate in an animal model susceptible to vascular disease whether …

    lund Repository record

  14. A STUDY ON THE BIOCHEMICAL AND CELLULAR EFFECTS OF ENVIORMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE ON ADULT AND DEVELOPING RAT BRAIN BIOCHEMISTRY

    Fuller, Brian2016

    <p>Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been recognized as a significant health risk for adults and children. In adults, ETS exposure has been linked to increased incidences of cardiovascular disease and dementia. In children, exposure has been linked to behavioral and cognitive …

    vcu Repository record

  15. Frequency and predictors of tonsil surgery

    Kayvani, KavehUniversity of Ontario Institute of Technology2018

    … parental educational levels, number of siblings, environmental tobacco smoke, asthma, allergies, serum Immunoglobulin E level, high body mass index, middle ear infections, upper respiratory tract infections, Down syndrome, and prematurity. Using data from the UAE, our case study suggests that …

    uoit Repository record

  16. Advancing Global Tobacco Control: Exploring Worldwide Youth Attitudes and Behaviors toward Tobacco Use and Control

    Veeranki, Sreenivas Phanikumar2012

    <p>Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the world. The disproportionate increase in tobacco use in low- and middle-income countries needs immediate attention. Many smokers begin smoking as adolescents and are most likely to become permanent smokers. Moreover, youth …

    etsu Repository record

  17. The effect of domestic mechanical heat recovery ventilation on asthma control of patients allergic to the house dust mite

    Wright, Gillian RUniversity of Glasgow2008

    … such as mould, endotoxin, viral infection and environmental tobacco smoke should be considered in future work. In the mechanical ventilation group there was a modest individual gain of 0.02 Quality-adjusted life years over 12 months. However, it may still prove a cost-effective intervention if …

    glasgow

  18. Molecular basis of gene-environment interactions in the pathogenesis of asthma and COPD

    Rose-Zerilli, Matthew J.J.University of Southampton2010

    … asthma when individuals are exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. Real-time PCR based copy number variation methodology was developed to genotype the common gene deletion polymorphism of GSTT1 and GSTM1 genes, for other GST genes (GSTP1 and GSTO2) SNP haplotypes were constructed. A …

    soton Repository record

  19. Assessment of the Prevalence of Smoke-Free Environment Policies Throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia at Worksites Employing Fifty or More Workers

    Housenick, Mitchell AlexanderVirginia Tech2001

    … this study was to investigate the prevalence of smoke-free environment polices throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia at worksites employing fifty or more workers. Specifically, this study assessed policy prevalence, development, implementation, and enforcement. In addition, this study assessed …

    vt Repository record

  20. Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

    Lavery, Amy MarieTemple University. Libraries2016

    … although researchers generally agree that both environmental and genetic factors are involved. It is also unclear why some patients may only have one demyelinating event (acquired demyelinating syndrome, or ADS) and others develop chronic demyelinating disease (MS). Recent evidence suggests an …

    temple Repository record

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