Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Worldwide burden of disease from exposure to second-hand smoke: a retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries. |
| Authors: |
Öberg, Mattias (AUTHOR), Jaakkola, Maritta S. (AUTHOR), Woodward, Alistair (AUTHOR), Peruga, Armando (AUTHOR), Prüss-Ustün, Annette (AUTHOR) |
| Source: |
Lancet. 1/8/2011, Vol. 377 Issue 9760, p139-146. 8p. 4 Charts, 1 Graph. |
| Subjects: |
Passive smoking, Children, Women |
| Geographic Terms: |
Europe, Southeast Asia |
| Abstract: |
The article focuses on a study which estimated the worldwide exposure to second-hand smoke and examined its burden of disease in children and adult-non smokers in 2004. Comparative risk assessment method was employed to estimate the burden of disease from second-hand smoke. The study found that 40% of children, 33% of male non-smokers and 35% of female non-smokers were exposed to second-hand smoke. The highest proportions were recorded in Europe, the western Pacific and southeast Asia. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
