Smoking during pregnancy has been associated vvith many adverse pregnancy outcomes.
However, debate continues about whether smoking causes these outcomes. Chapter 1 …

Page 1 PUBLIC HEALTH RA 21 B15 A38457 2001 Women and Smoking A Report of the
Surgeon General HEALTH US PUBLIC H SE RVICE 1798 Department of Health and Human …

Women's oestrogen concentrations are lowered both by selfinduced starvation (Walsh,
1980) and (as noted above) by vigorous physical exercise (Russell et al, 1984). Thus one …

In the Netherlands, approximately 30% of all women of reproductive age smoke, compared
with 36% of men. Cigarette smoking is associated in women with a dose-related reduction in …

This chapter reviews the evidence for a relationship between smoking, as well as exposure
to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), and a wide range of diseases and health-related …

Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of death in the United States. One of
the United States National Health objectives for the year 2000 is to reduce the prevalence of …

The purpose of this study was to identify the compounds in cigarette smoke that inhibit
oviductal functioning. A successful strategy was devised to identify individual toxicants in the …

ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΙΕΣ θα ήθελα να εκφράσω τις θερμές ευχαριστίες μου στον Ομότιμο Καθηγητή
Παιδιατρικής του Πανεπιστημίου Πατρών κ. Νικόλαο Γ. Μπεράτη για την εμπιστοσύνη που …

INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoke is a complex mixture of chemicals. Some smoke
components, such as carbon monoxide (CO), hydrogen cyanide (HCN), and nitrogen …

Adolescent pregnancy is not a new phenomenon. Although it is the norm in most
underdeveloped countries, adolescent pregnancy has been a source of increasing concern …