Vital signs: disparities in nonsmokers' exposure to secondhand smoke--United States, 1999-2012.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep
; 64(4): 103-8, 2015 Feb 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25654612
ABSTRACT
Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) from burning tobacco products causes sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear infections, and asthma attacks in infants and children, and coronary heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer in adult nonsmokers. No risk-free level of SHS exposure exists. SHS exposure causes more than 41,000 deaths among nonsmoking adults and 400 deaths in infants each year, and approximately $5.6 billion annually in lost productivity. Although population exposure to SHS has declined over the past 2 decades, many nonsmokers remain exposed to SHS in workplaces, public places, homes, and vehicles.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
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Black or African American
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Mexican Americans
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White People
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Environmental Exposure
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Health Status Disparities
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Year:
2015
Type:
Article