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Smoking and women's health
Author(s) -
Seltzer V
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/s0020-7292(00)00234-4
Subject(s) - medicine , cigarette smoking , smoke , osteoporosis , pregnancy , obstetrics and gynaecology , cigarette smoke , disease , environmental health , public health , alternative medicine , family medicine , obstetrics , nursing , physics , pathology , biology , meteorology , genetics
Each year more than 600 000 women have deaths associated with cigarette smoking. In addition, cigarette smoking is associated with a wide array of morbidities (such as osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, and adverse pregnancy outcomes). Two hundred million women smoke worldwide, and this number appears to be rising, particularly in developing countries. Obstetrician–gynecologists can play a role in reducing morbidity and mortality from cigarette smoking by educating women about the dangers, advising them not to smoke, and assisting those who do smoke to quit.