Tobacco Toxicology Revisited

作者: Hanspeter Witschi

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0667-6_72

关键词: Public healthDiseaseTobacco smokeMedicineWestern worldIncidence (epidemiology)ToxicologyLung cancerHealth problemsGovernment

摘要: Worldwide, the diseases caused by inhalation of tobacco smoke represent one major health problems our times. Of particular concern are lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease. In Western World aggressive campaigning education against use both private interest groups government agencies have slowed down, if not decreased, incidence most lethal Nevertheless, there is some that teen smoking might reverse this trend (Wingo et al., 1999). many other countries continues to be widespread it anticipated in certain regions world, particularly Asia, toll on public eventually will amount millions people annually (Liu 1998; Pisani

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