[ETS and respiratory health in adults: a real threat].
Hazards due to active smoking are known for a long time. On the other hand, the importance of the harmful effects of passive smoking are less recognized, having been shown initially mainly in the pediatric population. However, the importance of significant increased risks on various respiratory pathologies of the adult are well known today, in a Swiss society where the number of active smokers remains high, leading to a high prevalence of passive smoking exposure On the basis of recent publications and updates of various organizations, we propose a review of the history, noxious mechanisms and effects on various respiratory pathologies of the exposure to passive smoke in adults.
Jayet
Piere-Yves
PY
Service de pneumologie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. pierre-yves.jayet@chuv.ch
Bridevaux
Pierre-Olivier
PO
Zellweger
Jean-Pierre
JP
D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology; D029481:Bronchitis, Chronic / Q000209:etiology; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000503:physiopathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000209:etiology; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology
D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution