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How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease

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The article was published on 2010-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tobacco smoke.

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Menthol cigarettes, race/ethnicity, and biomarkers of tobacco use in U.S. Adults: The 1999-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

TL;DR: In a representative sample of U.S. adult smokers, current menthol cigarette use was associated with increased concentration of blood cadmium, an established carcinogen and highly toxic metal, but not with other biomarkers.
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Exposure to Secondhand Tobacco Smoke and Interventions Among Pregnant Women in China: A Systematic Review

TL;DR: A systematic review of existing intervention studies designed to reduce SHS exposure in China found that few SHS prevention interventions among pregnant women in China have been studied, and information is limited on effective interventions to protect pregnant women from exposure.
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Tobacco and bone fractures: A review of the facts and issues that every orthopaedic surgeon should know

TL;DR: This article reviewed the impact of smoking tobacco on the musculoskeletal system, and on bone fractures in particular, and found that smoking tobacco significantly increased the risk of bone fracture.
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Predictors of quit attempts and successful quit attempts in a nationally representative sample of smokers.

TL;DR: This paper examined sociodemographic and clinical predictors of quit attempts and successful quit attempts in a nationally representative sample of US adults and found that having an educational level below high school and older age at first nicotine use were predictors for successful quitting.
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Placental mitochondrial DNA and CYP1A1 gene methylation as molecular signatures for tobacco smoke exposure in pregnant women and the relevance for birth weight

TL;DR: mtDNA content, methylation of speci fic loci of mtDNA, and CYP1A1 methylation in placental tissue may serve as molecular signatures for the association between gestational tobacco smoke exposure and low birth weight.