Longitudinal Relation between Smoking and White Blood Cells

Longitudinal relation between smoking and white blood cells.

Higher white blood cell counts in smokers compared with nonsmokers have been well documented, but the longitudinal relation between changes in smoking and changes in white blood cells has not been well described. Since 1984, data have been collected semiannually by the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS), a four-center prospective cohort study of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in ho...

Relation between smoking and skin cancer.

PURPOSE Tobacco smoking is a risk factor for several cancers. The risk of cutaneous malignancies related to smoking, however, is relatively unknown. We investigated the possible association between smoking and skin cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A hospital-based case-control study was performed that included 161 patients with squamous cell carcinoma, 301 with nodular basal cell carcinoma, 153 w...

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The Relation between Hearing Loss and Smoking among Workers Exposed to Noise, Using Linear Mixed Models

Introduction: Noise is one of the most common and harmful physical factors in the working environment and has physical and psychological effects on individuals. In this study, the audiometry results of industrial workers were modeled and the effect of noise and other factors on hearing loss was examined.   Materials and Methods:                                                 ...

Radiolabelling of white blood cells with In-111 and Tc-99m [Persian]

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