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Author's response to reviews Title: Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke? Do smoking bans decrease exposure? Authors:

Title: Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke? Do smoking bans decrease exposure?

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Socio-demographic characteristics of passive smokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke and the influence of community-based interventions on its reduction in Isfahan, Najaf Abad and Arak

Introduction: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) inhaled by passive smokers cause health problems such as lung cancer, ischemic heart disease and asthma in adults and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), asthma, fetal growth retardation and neurodevelopment problems in children. The goal of this study was to determine socio-demographic characteristics of passive smokers exposed to ETS and evalua...

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in people over 15 years old, Bandar Abbas, Iran

Introduction: Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure is a threat for health worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in people over 15 years old in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study a total of 387 subjects were selected by cluster sampling method. Data were collected by a questionnaire including demograph...

Correlation between cigarette smoke exposure and prevalence of asthma and allergy symptoms in children, Yazd

Introduction: Cigarette smoke is one of the most prevalent pollutants. Regarding the development of lungs and immune system at early stages of life, exposure to these substances can have adverse effects in this period. It seems that tobacco smoke is not an etiology for wheezing attacks burden, instead, it is an exacerbating factor. This survey was designed to determine the relation of environme...