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Socio-economic inequalities in smoking prevalence and involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke in Argentina: Analysis of three cross-sectional nationally representative surveys in 2005, 2009 and 2013
(Public Library of Science, 2019-06)
Background: Understanding patterns of socio-economic inequalities in tobacco consumption is key to design targeted public health policies for tobacco control. This study examines socio-economic inequalities in smoking and ...
Youth working in tobacco farming: effects on smoking behavior and association with health status
(BioMed Central, 2020-01)
Background: Cultivation of tobacco raises concerns about detrimental health and social consequences for youth, but tobacco producing countries only highlight economic benefits. We compared sociodemographic and health-related ...
Tobacco control litigation: broader impacts on health rights adjudication
(Wiley, 2013-03)
There is perhaps no area of law that so effectively protects human health and thereby advances the right to the highest attainable standard of health, as tobacco control. Globally, tobacco is responsible for 1 in 10 adult ...
Green Photoluminescent Methodology for Aluminium Traces Quantification in 24-Hour Urine of Subjects with Different Exposition to Tobacco Smoke
(Scientific Research, 2018-10-25)
The aim of this work has been to evaluate the aluminium Al(III) traces contents in 24-hours urine samples from subjects with different tobacco smoke exposition using a new methodology using 1,4-dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone ...
Smoke-free air interventions in Seven Latin American countries: Health and financial impact to inform evidence-based policy implementation
(Oxford University Press, 2020-12)
Introduction: Disease burden due to tobacco smoking in Latin America remains very high. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential impact of implementing smoke-free air interventions on health and cost ...
Tobacco smoking patterns and differential food effects on prostate and breast cancers among smokers and nonsmokers in Córdoba, Argentina
(Lippincott Williams, 2013-08)
The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of diet on prostate and breast cancer (PC and BC) risks in smokers and nonsmokers and to explore the effect modification between smoking and dietary patterns. PC or BC ...
Lead monitoring and control in tobacco products and E-cigarettes by molecular fluorescence
(Elsevier Science, 2019-06)
A new methodology for lead traces determination has been developed based on the quenching effect on fluorescent emission of the complex formed by the metal with 8‑hydroxyquinoline and o-phenanthroline at λ em = 365 nm (λ ...
The rs1801278 G > A polymorphism of IRS-1 is associated with metabolic syndrome in healthy nondiabetic men. Modulation by cigarette smoking status
(Elsevier Ireland, 2011-06)
Aims: To explore associations between IRS-1 rs1801278 G. > A polymorphism and metabolic syndrome (MS). Methods: rs1801278 G. > A was genotyped in 610 healthy Argentinian men. Results: GA carriers had lower risk of MS (OR ...
Smoking-Related Attitudes and Knowledge Among Medical Students and Recent Graduates in Argentina: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Springer, 2016-06)
BACKGROUND: Physicians in Argentina smoke at rates similar to the general population, and do not have a clear role in tobacco control strategies. OBJECTIVE: To describe the attitudes and knowledge of medical students and ...
Tobacco and end stage renal disease: a multicenter, cross-sectional study in Argentinian Northern Patagonia
(International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2015-09)
Background: Smoking and chronic kidney disease are major public health problems with common features -high prevalence and mortality, high cardiovascular risk, gender differences and high prevalence in low income people-, ...