Linkage between smoking and asthma

Smoking is one of the most important preventable public health problems. Prevalence of smoking is decreasing in the Western world but lot of work is left. We reviewed the most important papers related to smoking and asthma. Despite of decreasing smoking figures in Finland, about 15-20 per cent of pr...

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Published in:Allergy (Copenhagen) 2009-12, Vol.64 (12), p.1722-1727
Main Authors: Pietinalho, A, Pelkonen, A, Rytilä, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
allergy
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - etiology
Biological and medical sciences
Childrens health
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Dermatology
environmental tobacco smoke
Female
Finland
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Fundamental immunology
Human exposure
Humans
hypersensitivity
Male
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Smoking
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - epidemiology
spirometry
Tobacco Smoke Pollution - adverse effects
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Summary:Smoking is one of the most important preventable public health problems. Prevalence of smoking is decreasing in the Western world but lot of work is left. We reviewed the most important papers related to smoking and asthma. Despite of decreasing smoking figures in Finland, about 15-20 per cent of pregnant women smokes. Children's exposure to harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) still continues. Exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and in early childhood both deteriorates permanently children's lungs and increases their asthma risk. The exposure of adults to ETS also increases their asthma risk. Both passive exposure to ETS and active smoking worsen asthma. In addition, smoking asthmatics run a higher risk of developing COPD compared to non-smokers. Smoking prevalence among the population can be regulated through legislation, but the health care personnel have a central role in encouraging smoking cessation among smoking patients.
ISSN:0105-4538
1398-9995
DOI:10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02208.x