Tobacco or Health? Physiological and Social Damages Caused by Tobacco Smoking
This book comprehensively summarizes the adverse effects of tobacco smoking on human health. The current second edition has integrated a large set of new data that have been published in numerous scientifc studies and meta-analyses over the past few years. Unfortunately, the harmful sequelae of toba...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2010, 2010
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2010 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- History of Tobacco
- Epidemiology of Tobacco Dependence
- Tobacco Constituents and Additives
- Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics of Nicotine
- Smoking and Lung Disease
- Cardiovascular Disease, Disturbances of Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis
- Other Organ Systems
- Smoking and Pregnancy
- Passive Smoking
- Non-Drug Treatments to Promote Smoking Cessation
- Pharmacotherapy of Nicotine Dependence
- Primary Prevention
- Tobacco Industry, Advertising and Advertising Bans
- Society, Politics and the Tobacco Industry
- Appendix: Experiences from a Smoker Counselling Centre