Focus on Smoking and Health ResearchNova Publishers, 2005 - 191 σελίδες Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease, says the World Health Organisation. According to their figures, it is responsible for approximately five million deaths world-wide every year. Tobacco smoking is a known or probable cause of approximately 25 diseases including cancer, heart attacks and strokes. The WHO says that its impact on world health is still not fully assessed. This new book offers leading new research from around the globe. |
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Restricted Access to Tobacco Reduces Smoking Rates Among Youth | 77 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Factors Influencing its Risk and Infant Temperament | 101 |
Focus on Smoking and Health Research 2005 | 131 |
Myth and Reality Tobacco Use in the Asian American Community | 143 |
The Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Cessation Control | 163 |
Index | 185 |
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Σελίδα 2 - ... a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fume thereof, nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.
Σελίδα 55 - Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in the community: The 1996 Detroit area survey of trauma.
Σελίδα 64 - Bethesda, MD, US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No.
Σελίδα 34 - The syndrome includes craving for nicotine; irritability, frustration, or anger; anxiety; difficulty concentrating; restlessness; decreased heart rate; and increased appetite or weight gain.
Σελίδα 65 - Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics.
Σελίδα 59 - The economic burden of depression in the United States: how did it change between 1990 and 2000?
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Σελίδα 65 - Prospective study of clinical predictors of suicidal acts after a major depressive episode in patients with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder. Am J Psychiatry.
Σελίδα 62 - Combined use of nicotine patch and gum in smoking cessation : a placebocontrolled clinical trial. Prev Med 1995 ; 24 : 41-47.