| Description |
xi, 227 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Molecular mechanisms for cigarette smoking induced vascular diseases / Xing Li Wang -- Smoking and fracture risk / Peter Vestergaard -- Genetic polymorphisms of tobacco related metabolizing enzymes, p53 expression and cancer risks / Suleeporn Sangrajrang -- Genetic alterations in sporadic colorectal cancer from cigarette smoking / Michiko Miyaki et al. -- A comprehensive study of the longitudinal effects of smoking relative to development of secondary primary tumors in patients with upper aerodigestive tract cancers / Kim-Anh Do -- Perspectives on smoking and radon related lung cancers / Swedish Radiation Protection Authority -- |
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Effects of cigarette smoke on activation, death, and senescence of lung epithelial cells / Kazutetsu Aoshiba and Atsushi Nagai -- Smoking and thyroid disorders / Peter Vestergaard -- Smoking and skin: a critical literature review on the association between smoking and benign, premalign, and malign dermatological disorders / Zülal Erbagci -- Smoking and health / Gogou Evdoxia -- Hunting the keys of smoking induced COPD / Eleni G. Tzortzaki -- Assessment of bronchial inflammation by induced sputum in asymptomatic smokers and those with COPD / Raffaele D'Ippolito |
| Summary |
"While smoking abstinence is the most effective way |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Smoking -- Health aspects.
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Tobacco -- Toxicology.
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Lungs -- Diseases -- Etiology.
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Cancer -- Etiology.
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Smoking -- adverse effects.
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Lung Diseases -- etiology.
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Neoplasms -- etiology.
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Tobacco -- adverse effects.
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| Author |
Owing, J. H.
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| LC no. |
2005005550 |
| ISBN |
1594543925 hardcover |
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