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Acute effects of second-hand smoke on complete blood count

Dinas, P. C.; Metsios, G. S.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Hayes, A. W.; Koutedakis, Y.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Flouris, A. D. (2014)

We assessed the acute effects of a 1-h exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) on complete blood count (CBC) markers in a controlled simulated bar/restaurant environment. Nineteen adult never-smokers completed a 1-h .exposure ...

A brief exposure to moderate passive smoke increases metabolism and thyroid hormone secretion

Metsios, G. S.; Flouris, A. D.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Carrillo, A. E.; Kouretas, D.; Germenis, A. E.; Gourgoulianis, K.; Kiropoulos, T.; Tzatzarakis, M. N.; Tsatsakis, A. M.; Koutedakis, Y. (2007)

Context: Active smoking influences normal metabolic status and thyroid function. Objective: The objective was to assess experimentally the effects of 1 h of moderate passive smoking in a controlled simulated bar/ restaurant ...

Cigarette smoking associates with body weight and muscle mass of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional, observational study

Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, A.; Metsios, G. S.; Panoulas, V. F.; Douglas, K. M. J.; Nevill, A. M.; Jamurtas, A. Z.; Kita, M.; Koutedakis, Y.; Kitas, G. D. (2008)

Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with altered metabolism leading to muscle wasting. In the general population, cigarette smoking is known to affect body composition by reducing fat and inhibiting muscle ...

Efficacy of Emergency DepartmentInitiated Tobacco ControluSystematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Rabe, G. L.; Wellmann, J.; Bagos, P.; Busch, M. A.; Hense, H. W.; Spies, C.; Weiss-Gerlach, E.; McCarthy, W.; Arizaga, M. J. G.; Neuner, B. (2013)

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of emergency departmentinitiated tobacco control (ETC). Literature search in 7 databases and gray literature sources. Point ...