Respiratory health consequences of environmental tobacco smoke

Atiya Dhala; Kenneth Pinsker; David J Prezant

doi:10.1016/j.coem.2005.10.003

Respiratory health consequences of environmental tobacco smoke

Clin Occup Environ Med. 2006;5(1):139-56, x. doi: 10.1016/j.coem.2005.10.003.

Authors

Atiya Dhala¹, Kenneth Pinsker, David J Prezant

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.

PMID: 16446259
DOI: 10.1016/j.coem.2005.10.003

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

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*

Substances

Tobacco Smoke Pollution