Populations at risk for tobacco-related diseases.
OBJECTIVE
To provide an overview of US population groups at particular risk for tobacco-related diseases.


METHODS
Surgeon General's reports, other official reports, published articles, research studies.


CONCLUSIONS
The burden of tobacco-related health alterations in known and less known population groups with reduced or absent access to primary health care services, infer that epidemiologic measures may be underestimated. Underestimations of these persons at risk have implications for future resource planning, allocation, and service.


CONCLUSIONS
Nurses can assist in the identification of and access to at-risk populations before morbidities are at a late stage of diagnosis.
Hutchinson
Kim M
KM
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000 W First St, Suite 244, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Froelicher
Erika A
EA
D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology