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Health issues in the Arab American community. Tobacco use patterns among high school students: do Arab American youth differ?	2007	Weglicki, L.S., Wayne State University College of Nursing, USA.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Ethnicity & disease Periodical, Abbrev. Ethn.Dis. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 17 Issue 2 Suppl 3 Start Page S3; 22-S3-2224 Other Pages S3; 22-S3-2224 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1049-510X Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine tobacco use rates (cigarette, water pipe smoking [WPS] or narghile) in Arab American compared to non-Arab youth. DESIGN/SETTING: A convenience sample of 2,782 14- to 18-year-old high school students from a midwest community completed a 21-item tobacco use history survey. RESULTS: Seventy-one percent of the participants were ArA. Grades 9 through 12 were equally represented. Results included 'ever tried cigarettes [narghile]' (20%, 39%); 'smoked cigarettes [narghile] in the past 30 days' (7%, 22%); and 'regular smoking [narghile]' (3%, 15%) for ArA and non-Arab youths, respectively. Each was significantly related to grade and ethnicity. WPS for ArA and non-Arab youths was (38%, 21%); (17%, 11%); and (7%, 5%) for 'ever used,' 'used in the past 30 days,' and 'regular use,' respectively. Grade, ethnicity, and sex were significantly related to WPS. CONCLUSIONS: Cigarette smoking rates for non-Arab youth were lower than current national youth smoking rates but significantly higher than ArA youth. Rates for ArA youth were much lower than current national reported data. Rates of WPS for US youth, regardless of race or ethnicity, are not known. Findings from this study indicate that both ArA and non-Arab youth are experimenting and using WPS regularly. These results underscore the importance of assessing novel forms of tobacco use, particularly WPS, a growing phenomenon among US youth. Descriptors adolescent, Arab, article, comparative study, cross-sectional study, ethnology, female, human, male, Middle East, school, smoking, United States Links Book Title Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Weglicki,L. S., Templin,T., Hammad,A., Jamil,H., Abou-Mediene,S., Farroukh,M., Rice,V. H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Health problem behaviors in Iranian adolescents: a study of cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full J Res Med Sci Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 15 Issue 3 Start Page 155 Other Pages 66 Notes ID: 21526075 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract BACKGROUND: The main purpose of this study was to assess the factorial validity and reliability of the Iranian versions of the personality and behavior system scales (49 items) of the AHDQ (The Adolescent Health and Development Questionnaire) and interrelations among them based on Jessor's PBT (Problem Behavior Theory). METHODS: A multi-staged approach was employed. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to the internationally recommended methodology, using the following guidelines: translation, back-translation, revision by a committee, and pretest. After modifying and identifying of the best items, a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the psychometric properties of Persian version using calibration and validation samples of adolescents. Also 113 of them completed it again two weeks later for stability. RESULTS: The findings of the exploratory factor analysis suggested that the 7-factor solution with low self concept, emotional distress, general delinquency, cigarette, hookah, alcohol, and hard drugs use provided a better fitting model. The Î± range for these identified factors was 0.69 to 0.94, the ICC range was 0.73 to 0.93, and there was a significant difference in mean scores for these instruments in compare between the male normative and detention adolescents. The first and second-order measurement models testing found good model fit for the 7-factor model. CONCLUSIONS: Factor analyses provided support of existence internalizing and externalizing problem behavior syndrome. With those qualifications, this model can be applied for studies among Persian adolescents. Descriptors Links http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3082805/?tool=pubmed Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Eslami,Ahmad Ali, Ghofranipour,Fazlollah, Bonab,Bagher Ghobari, Zadeh,Davood Shojaei, Shokravi,Farkhondeh Amin, Tabatabaie,Mahmoud Ghazi Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Health risk assessment of BTEX emissions in the landfill environment	2010	Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Kocaeli, 41380 Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey. ertan@kocaeli.edu.tr	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of hazardous materials Periodical, Abbrev. J.Hazard.Mater. Pub Date Free Form 15-Apr Volume 176 Issue 3-Jan Start Page 870 Other Pages 877 Notes LR: 20131121; CI: 2009; JID: 9422688; 0 (Air Pollutants); 0 (Benzene Derivatives); 0 (Xylenes); 3FPU23BG52 (Toluene); J64922108F (Benzene); L5I45M5G0O (ethylbenzene); 2009/05/28 [received]; 2009/11/21 [revised]; 2009/11/24 [accepted]; 2009/11/27 [aheadofp Place of Publication Netherlands ISSN/ISBN 1873-3336; 0304-3894 Accession Number PMID: 20022163 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.11.117 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20022163 Abstract This study focuses on a health risk assessment related to benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and m,p,o-xylene (xylenes) (BTEX) exposure via inhalation for workers at a landfill (LF) site. First, the landfill gas (LFG) samples were collected and analyzed accordance with US EPA method TO-17. The mean concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes were determined as 140.3, 1271.7, 239.9, and 341.3 microg/m(3), respectively. Then, a risk assessment methodology was employed to evaluate the potential adverse health effects of the individual BTEX compounds according to their carcinogenicities. The corresponding mean cancer risk for benzene was estimated to be 6.75E-05 that is lower than the designated acceptable risk level of 1.0E-04. With respect to mean non-carcinogenic risks for toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes, both individually and cumulatively, they were lower than the specified level of 1.0. These findings reveal that landfill BTEX emissions do not pose a health threat to workers at the landfill site. In addition, as far as the risks are concerned for the population in the neighborhood area of the landfill, air dilution of BTEX emitted from LF site is widely sufficient to guarantee their protection. Descriptors Air Pollutants/toxicity, Benzene/toxicity, Benzene Derivatives/toxicity, Environmental Health/methods, Neoplasms/chemically induced, Occupational Exposure, Risk Assessment, Toluene/toxicity, Xylenes/toxicity Links Book Title Database Publisher Elsevier B.V Data Source Authors Durmusoglu,E., Taspinar,F., Karademir,A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20091127 PMCID Editors
Health warning labelling practices on narghile (shisha, hookah) waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories	2010	Health Behavior and Education Department, Center for Research on Population and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, PO, Riad El Solh, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon. rima.nakkash@aub.edu.lb	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Tobacco control Periodical, Abbrev. Tob.Control Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 19 Issue 3 Start Page 235 Other Pages 239 Notes LR: 20141203; JID: 9209612; OID: NLM: PMC2989164; ppublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1468-3318; 0964-4563 Accession Number PMID: 20501497 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI 10.1136/tc.2009.031773 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 20501497 Abstract BACKGROUND: Waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence is increasing around the globe despite current evidence that smoke emissions are toxic and contain carcinogenic compounds. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate current health warning labelling practices on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. METHODS: All waterpipe tobacco products, as well as waterpipe accessories, were purchased from Lebanon and a convenience sample was obtained from Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Bahrain, Canada, Germany and South Africa. FINDINGS: Of the total number of waterpipe tobacco products collected from Lebanon, the majority had textual health warning labels covering on average only 3.5% of total surface area of the package. Misleading descriptors were commonplace on waterpipe tobacco packages and related accessories. CONCLUSIONS: There are no WHO FCTC compliant waterpipe-specific health warning labels on waterpipe tobacco products and related accessories. Introducing health warnings on waterpipe tobacco products and accessories will probably have worldwide public health benefits. Descriptors Global Health, Health Promotion/methods, Humans, Inhalation Exposure/adverse effects/prevention & control, Product Labeling, Smoking/adverse effects/prevention & control Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Nakkash,R., Khalil,J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID PMC2989164 Editors
Health-care Provider Screening and Advice for Smoking Cessation Among Smokers With and Without COPD: 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey	2016	Carter Consulting, Inc, contractor to Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. Electronic address: gschauer@cdc.gov.; Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Pr	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Chest Periodical, Abbrev. Chest Pub Date Free Form Mar Volume 149 Issue 3 Start Page 676 Other Pages 684 Notes CI: Copyright (c) 2016; JID: 0231335; CIN: Chest. 2016 Mar;149(3):617-8. PMID: 26965965; OTO: NOTNLM; 2016/01/12 [aheadofprint]; ppublish Place of Publication United States ISSN/ISBN 1931-3543; 0012-3692 Accession Number PMID: 26291388 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; AIM; IM DOI 10.1378/chest.14-2965 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 26291388 Abstract BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is the predominant cause of COPD. Quitting can prevent development of and complications from COPD. The gold standard in clinician delivery of smoking cessation treatments is the 5As (ask, advise, assess, assist, arrange). This study assessed prevalence and correlates of self-reported receipt of the 5A strategies among adult smokers with and without COPD. METHODS: Data were analyzed from 20,021 adult past-year cigarette smokers in the 2009-2010 National Adult Tobacco Survey, a nationally representative telephone survey of US adults 18 years of age and older. Past-year receipt of the 5As was self-reported by participants who saw a clinician in the past year. Logistic regression was used to estimate the likelihood of receipt of each of the 5As by COPD status, adjusted for sociodemographic and smoking characteristics. RESULTS: Among smokers, those with COPD were more likely than those without COPD to report being asked about tobacco use (95.4% vs 85.8%), advised to quit (87.5% vs 59.4%), assessed for readiness to quit (63.8% vs 37.9%), offered any assistance to quit (58.6% vs 34.0%), and offered follow-up (14.9% vs 5.2%). In adjusted logistic regression models, those with COPD were significantly more likely than those without COPD to receive each of the 5As. CONCLUSIONS: Health professionals should continue to prioritize tobacco cessation counseling and treatment to smokers with COPD. Increased system-level changes and insurance coverage for cessation treatments could be used to improve the delivery of brief tobacco cessation counseling to all smokers, regardless of COPD status. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher American College of Chest Physicians Data Source Authors Schauer,G.L., Wheaton,A.G., Malarcher,A.M., Croft,J.B. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160112 PMCID Editors
Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment	2012	Department of General Practice, School of Public Health and Primary Care (CAPHRI), Maastricht University Medical Center,Maastricht, Netherlands.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full The Cochrane database of systematic reviews Periodical, Abbrev. Cochrane Database Syst.Rev. Pub Date Free Form 13-Jun Volume (6):CD004305. doi Issue 6 Start Page CD004305 Other Pages Notes LR: 20160602; JID: 100909747; epublish Place of Publication England ISSN/ISBN 1469-493X; 1361-6137 Accession Number PMID: 22696341 Language eng SubFile Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review; IM DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD004305.pub4 [doi] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 22696341 Abstract BACKGROUND: We hypothesized that provision of financial assistance for smokers trying to quit, or reimbursement of their care providers, could lead to an increased rate of successful quit attempts. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this review was to assess the impact of reducing the costs of providing or using smoking cessation treatment through healthcare financing interventions on abstinence from smoking. The secondary objectives were to examine the effects of different levels of financial support on the use and/or prescription of smoking cessation treatment and on the number of smokers making a quit attempt. SEARCH METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group Specialized Register in April 2012. SELECTION CRITERIA: We considered randomised controlled trials (RCTs), controlled trials and interrupted time series studies involving financial benefit interventions to smokers or their healthcare providers or both. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed the quality of the included studies. Risk ratios (RR) were calculated for individual studies on an intention-to-treat basis and meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model. We included economic evaluations when a study presented the costs and effects of two or more alternatives. MAIN RESULTS: We found eleven trials involving financial interventions directed at smokers and healthcare providers.Full financial interventions directed at smokers had a statistically significant favourable effect on abstinence at six months or greater when compared to no intervention (RR 2.45, 95% CI 1.17 to 5.12, I(2) = 59%, 4 studies). There was also a significant effect of full financial interventions when compared to no interventions on the number of participants making a quit attempt (RR 1.11, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.32, I(2) = 15%) and use of smoking cessation treatment (NRT: RR 1.83, 95% CI 1.55 to 2.15, I(2) = 43%; bupropion: RR 3.22, 95% CI 1.41 to 7.34, I(2) = 71%; behavioural therapy: RR 1.77, 95% CI 1.19 to 2.65). There was no evidence of an effect on smoking cessation when we pooled two trials of financial incentives directed at healthcare providers (RR 1.16, CI 0.98 to 1.37, I(2) = 0%). Comparisons of full coverage with partial coverage, partial coverage with no coverage, and partial coverage with another partial coverage intervention did not detect significant effects. Comparison of full coverage with partial or no coverage resulted in costs per additional quitter ranging from $119 to $6450. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS: Full financial interventions directed at smokers when compared to no financial interventions increase the proportion of smokers who attempt to quit, use smoking cessation treatments, and succeed in quitting. The absolute differences are small but the costs per additional quitter are low to moderate. We did not detect an effect on smoking cessation from financial incentives directed at healthcare providers. The methodological qualities of the included studies need to be taken into consideration when interpreting the results. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Reda,A.A., Kotz,D., Evers,S.M., van Schayck,C.P. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20120613 PMCID Editors
Healthcare staff attitudes towards the use of electronic cigarettes ('e-cigarettes') compared with a local trust policy	2016	Clinical Teaching Fellow, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK benpippard@doctors.org.uk.; Consultant Respiratory Physician, South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, South Tyneside, UK.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Perspectives in public health Periodical, Abbrev. Perspect.Public.Health. Pub Date Free Form 9-Aug Volume Issue Start Page Other Pages Notes LR: 20160810; CI: (c) Royal Society for Public Health 2016; JID: 101499631; OTO: NOTNLM; aheadofprint Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 1757-9147; 1757-9147 Accession Number PMID: 27507870 Language ENG SubFile JOURNAL ARTICLE DOI 1757913916659311 [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 27507870 Abstract BACKGROUND: E-cigarette use has risen dramatically in recent years, despite uncertainty over long-term health effects and concerns regarding efficacy as a smoking cessation device. Currently, there is no legislation prohibiting use in public, though many trusts have extended the NHS Smokefree policy to include e-cigarettes. The successful implementation of such policy is, however, unclear. AIM: This study examined staff attitudes towards the use of e-cigarettes in a hospital environment with respect to enforcement of a local trust smoking policy. METHODS: A total of 79 healthcare professionals working at South Tyneside District Hospital, South Shields, completed a written questionnaire regarding use of e-cigarettes, particularly views on use in public and on hospital premises. Factors influencing the likelihood of individuals to challenge the use of e-cigarettes were assessed. RESULTS: In all, 45% of respondents thought that e-cigarettes should be allowed in public places, though a majority (62%) favoured use on hospital grounds compared to within hospital buildings (18%). Over 50% of respondents were unaware of trust policy relating to e-cigarettes and only 25% had ever challenged someone using a device. Roughly, one-third reported that they would still not challenge someone in future, despite being informed of trust policy. Fear of abuse was the most cited reason for not challenging. Expressed concerns of e-cigarette use related to fire risk, 'normalising' smoking behaviour and uncertainty of long-term effects. CONCLUSION: Most staff do not enforce trust policy regarding e-cigarette use. This reflects variation in opinion over use, poor awareness of the policy itself and perceived barriers to implementation, including fear of abuse. Addressing these issues through staff education sessions may help successful future implementation. Descriptors Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Pippard,B.J., Shipley,M.D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic 20160809 PMCID Editors
Healthy elderly drivers are more likely to commit errors or lapses than violations. Survey of 904 volunteers	2006	Institut national de recherche sur les transports et leur securite, Laboratoire de psychologie de la conduite, Paris (75).	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) Periodical, Abbrev. Presse Med. Pub Date Free Form Jun Volume 35 Issue 6 Pt 1 Start Page 941 Other Pages 947 Notes LR: 20151119; JID: 8302490; ppublish Place of Publication France ISSN/ISBN 0755-4982; 0755-4982 Accession Number PMID: 16783251 Language fre SubFile English Abstract; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; IM DOI S0755-4982(06)74725-X [pii] Output Language Unknown(0) PMID 16783251 Abstract OBJECTIVES: Driving is an important part of everyday life for the elderly today. Older drivers are suspected to be involved in more automobile accidents than younger adults. Although healthcare professionals are aware of specific diseases and impairments that increase accident risks, they cannot distinguish safe from unsafe drivers among the healthy elderly population in general practice. Previous English studies of younger populations differentiate three main types of bad driving that are associated with accident involvement: violations, errors, and lapses. The aim of this study was to assess the driving behavior associated with car crashes in a healthy elderly population. METHOD: This prospective survey of healthy drivers aged 65 years or older living in the community asked subjects about their habitual driving and accident history in the past three years. Subjects also completed the French version of the Manchester Aging Driver Questionnaire, which contains 24 items, scored from 0 (never) to 5 (nearly all the time) and yields three sub-scales: errors, violations, and lapses. Simple logistic regression, adjusted for age and sex, was used to analyze associations between the questionnaire results and driving history. RESULTS: These elderly drivers (mean age: 69 years) reported primarily lapses (mean: 5.42) but also violations (mean: 3.76) and errors (mean: 2.12). In all, 237 drivers (27%) reported accidents: 29.4% of the men compared with 20.2% of the women (p<0.01). After adjustment for age and gender, the logistic regression showed four specific errors and one lapse to be associated with accidents: "Queuing to turn left onto main road, you pay such close attention to the main stream that you nearly hit the car in front" (OR: 1.71; 95% CI: 1.05-2.08); "On turning left, nearly hit a cyclist who has come up on your side" (OR: 1.58; 95% CI: 1.01-2.45); "Underestimate the speed of an oncoming vehicle when overtaking" (OR: 1.48; 95% CI: 1.09-2.02); "Brake too quickly on a slippery road, or steer the wrong way into a skid" (OR: 1.60; 95% CI: 1.15-2.29); and "Hit something when reversing that you had not previously seen" (OR: 1.73; 95% CI: 1.19-2.50). CONCLUSION: As previously reported, errors and lapses are more common than violations among healthy elderly drivers. Five specific actions were associated with accident risk. The ADQ is a short, simple survey questionnaire that is useful for screening bad driving behavior in elderly drivers and for promoting safe driving practice among them. Descriptors Accidents, Traffic/statistics & numerical data, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Automobile Driving, Female, Health Status, Humans, Incidence, Male, Population Surveillance/methods, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires Links Book Title Database Publisher Data Source Authors Assailly,J. P., Bonin-Guillaume,S., Mohr,A., Parola,A., Grandjean,R., Frances,Y. M. Original/Translated Title Les conducteurs ages en bonne sante font plus d'erreurs et d'oublis que d'infractions. Enquete aupres de 904 volontaires URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Heat transfer models for a subsurface, water pipe, soil warming system	1973	Dept. Chem. Engin., Univ. Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of environmental quality Periodical, Abbrev. J.Environ.Qual. Pub Date Free Form 1973/ Volume 2 Issue 2 Start Page 188 Other Pages 196 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0047-2425 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Mathematical models are developed for the prediction of heat losses from subsurface pipes carrying hot water. The method of images is used to calculate the heat loss from a hot water pipe buried at a given depth below the surface of a homogeneous soil with a constant soil surface temperature. The heat loss is described as a function of the difference between the temperature of the water and the temperature of the soil surface. The energy balance is used to determine the longitudinal temperature distribution of the water. The method is extended to describe the heat loss and the longitudinal temperature distribution for a system of equally spaced, parallel, subsurface pipes with water flowing in the same direction in neighboring pipes. Finally, the method is extended to calculate the heat loss and the longitudinal temperature distribution for a system of equally spaced, parallel, subsurface pipes with water flowing in opposite directions in neighboring pipes. Soil temperature profiles around the buried pipes are presented. The models are used to calculate the land area which can be heated with an underground piping system carrying the cooling water from the condensers of a 1000 megawatt nuclear powered steam generation electric power plant. Descriptors environmental health Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Kendrick,J. H., Havens,J. A. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Heavy metal determination of house dust in Adapazari, Turkey, after earthquake	2002	Dundar, M.S., Sakarya University, Fen-Edeb. FakÃ¼ltesi, Kimya BÃ¶lÃ¼mÃ¼, TR-54100 Mithatpasa-Adapazari, Turkey	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Trace Elements and Electrolytes Periodical, Abbrev. Trace Elem.Electrolytes Pub Date Free Form 2002/ Volume 19 Issue 2 Start Page 55 Other Pages 58 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0946-2104 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The present paper reports on heavy metal pollution in house dust samples collected after the 1999 Turkish earthquake. A total of 80 samples were collected in predetermined houses and control samples collected from non-effected areas throughout Adapazari, Turkey, after the earthquake (August 17, 1999) and analyzed for Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ni using the flame atomic absorption spectrophotometric method after wet digestion. The sampling sites were divided into 8 categories, including the control site. Concentration of heavy metals in such house dusts are extremely variable. Dust levels were observed to increase a lot after earthquake because of the reconstruction of city roads, sewage and water pipes, demolishing of damaged buildings, etc. Thus, the results showed that the mean levels of Pb, Cd, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ni in houses on the streets with heavy traffic increased. Descriptors cadmium, chromium, copper, heavy metal, lead, nickel, zinc, air pollution, article, atomic absorption spectrometry, developing country, earthquake, house dust, priority journal, sampling, traffic, Turkey (republic) Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Dundar,M. S., Altundag,H. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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