Women smokers: the tragedy is, Oklahoma is number one.
Oklahoma leads the nation in the proportion of women who smoke, and is sixth in the proportion in the childbearing ages. Furthermore, the incidence of deaths from carcinoma of the lung in women is increasing, as is the number of low birthweight babies. Both of these conditions are associated with smoking. It is clear that Oklahoma physicians should become aggressive in encouraging women to stop smoking.
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Center for Health Policy Research, OU College of Medicine, Oklahoma City 73190.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D009825:Oklahoma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016387:Women's Health