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Tobacco or Health?
Haustein, Knut-Olaf; Groneberg, David
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Description for Tobacco or Health?
Hardback. This is the only scientific-based book on nicotine drug dependency. It presents a summary of the consequences that tobacco smoking has on health, taking into account all organ systems affected. It also describes measures to help individuals stop smoking. Num Pages: 455 pages, 82 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MBPC; MJCL; MJL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 907.
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 tobacco smoking are played down by the ind- try and politicians in many industrialized countries. However, about 800,000 people/year in the EU die from the immediate consequences of smoking. The particularly insidious feature of tobacco consumption is that smoking-attributable harmful effects on health do not generally become apparent until three or four decades after smoking ... Read more
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 tobacco smoking are played down by the ind- try and politicians in many industrialized countries. However, about 800,000 people/year in the EU die from the immediate consequences of smoking. The particularly insidious feature of tobacco consumption is that smoking-attributable harmful effects on health do not generally become apparent until three or four decades after smoking ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
455
Condition
New
Number of Pages
455
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540875765
SKU
V9783540875765
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Reviews for Tobacco or Health?
From the reviews of the second edition: “This is a book for every person who has an interest or has been affected by tobacco in their lives, whether physicians, sociologists, economists, teachers, or members of the media. The authors are highly regarded researchers. … This is a detailed account of the history of tobacco usage, the pathophysiology, the social ... Read more