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Tobacco use : health and behaviour /

About the Book: Smoking is injurious to health. It has been estimated that about 1.3 billion are addicted to smoking and unless steps are taken to make people aware of the growing menace, 650 million people are likely to die prematurely due to the extensive use of tobacco. The book, Tobacco Use: Hea...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jiloha, R. C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Delhi : New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers, 2008.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Preface; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. History of Tobacco Use: New World's Revenge; Chapter 2. Global Trends in Tobacco Use; Chapter 3. Tobacco: Cultivation, Curing and Commerce; Chapter 4. Nicotine: Pharmacokinetics, Metabolism and Pharmacodynamics; Chapter 5. Addiction Model: Tobacco Use as Drug Dependence; Chapter 6. People at Risk: Initiation and Maintenance of Tobacco Use; Chapter 7. Women and Children: Victims of Passive Smoking; Chapter 8. Tobacco use and Medical Morbidity; Chapter 9. Tobacco Use in Psychiatric Patients.