Respiratory health consequences of environmental tobacco smoke

Over the last several decades there has been a growing interest in examining the health consequences of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). As a result of a wide body of research, ETS is now considered an unacceptable and entirely preventable public health hazard, and public policy increasingly disco...

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Published inClinics in occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 5; no. 1; p. 139
Main Authors Dhala, Atiya, Pinsker, Kenneth, Prezant, David J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 2006
Subjects
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Environmental Exposure - adverse effects
Humans
Public Policy
Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Smoking - adverse effects
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
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Summary:Over the last several decades there has been a growing interest in examining the health consequences of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). As a result of a wide body of research, ETS is now considered an unacceptable and entirely preventable public health hazard, and public policy increasingly discourages the presence of tobacco smoke in the public domain. This article provides an overview of the composition of ETS and the major diseases and disorders strongly linked to ETS, emphasizing the effects of ETS on pulmonary function, asthma, and lung cancer.
ISSN:1526-0046
DOI:10.1016/j.coem.2005.10.003