Main Title |
Clearing the smoke : assessing the science base for tobacco harm reduction / |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Institute of Medicine, National Academy Press, |
Year Published |
2001 |
OCLC Number |
46969792 |
ISBN |
0309072824; 9780309072823 |
Subjects |
Smoking--Health aspects ;
Smoking cessation ;
Tobacco use--Prevention ;
Tobacco Smoke Pollution--prevention & control ;
Biomarkers ;
Environmental Exposure--adverse effects ;
Neoplasms--etiology ;
Nicotine--pharmacology ;
Smoke--adverse effects ;
Roken ;
Schade ;
Gezondheidseffecten ;
Smoking cessation programs ;
Tobacco habit--Prevention ;
Biological Markers
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBM |
RA645.T62C56 2001 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
10/19/2001 |
ESAM |
RA645.T62C56 2001 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
11/30/2001 |
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Collation |
xix, 636 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
Principles of harm reduction -- Historical perspective and lessons learned -- Products for tobacco exposure reduction -- The scientific basis for prep assessment -- Surveillance for the health and behavioral consequences of exposure reduction -- Implementation of a science-based policy of harm reduction -- Principle conclusions -- Evidence for the science base -- Nicotine pharmacology -- Tobacco smoke and toxicology -- Exposure and biomarker assessment in humans -- Cancer -- Cardiovascular disease -- Nonneoplastic respiratory diseases -- Reproductive and developmental effects -- Other health effects -- Appendices -- Presentations and submissions -- Committee biographical sketches -- Time line of tobacco events. This text looks at the types of products that could reduce harm and reviews the available evidence for their impact on various forms of cancer and other major ailments. It also recommends approaches to governing these products and tracking their public health effects. |