Prevalence of smoking in the workers of the Hospital de Especialidades de Puebla

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Ma Luisa Pérez-González
Isabel Sánchez-Hernádez
Reynaldo Canché-Caballero
Isidra Cardel-Flores
Reyna Margarita Hernández-Avendaño
Herlinda Hernández-Francesca
Luz María Huerta-Andrade
Ma Magdalena Dirzo-Cantú
Gricelda Flores-Hurtado
Ma Del Rosario Martínez-Rubalcava
Rosa Ma Moctezuma-González
Ana Cecilia Muñoz-Acosta
Eva de Jesús Ponce-Ríos
Ma Guadalupe Treviño-Ávila

Keywords

Prevalence, Tobacco Use Disorder, Workers, Nursing Staff, Health Personnel, Hospitals, Special, Public

Abstract

The habit of smoking is probably the main cause -evitable- of ill health in the whole world. Currently, the increase in tobacco consumption threatens all the inhabitants of developing countries, who are targeted by promotional campaigns organized by cigarette manufacturers; it is to be feared that in those countries the habit of smoking will become one of the main health risks in the near future.

Although it is still necessary to complete knowledge of some scientific elements of the problem, the relationship between cigarette consumption and certain diseases has been clearly demonstrated. The habit of smoking increases the risk of lung cancer, heart disease and respiratory infections of all kinds.

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