Author Description
The subject of the hormone disorders associated with smoking are of relatively recent interest. This book provides summaries of the present status of research into the effects of smoking, the apparent protection offered against certain diseases, and suggested ways of predicting trends of disease patterns. Not all the disorders discussed are adverse effects of smoking, providing impetus for developing non-tobacco methods of disease prevention.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This text investigates the complex physiological relationship between tobacco consumption and various hormone-related disorders. Authors John H. Baron and Nicholas J. Wald, both established figures in medical research, synthesize existing clinical data to examine how smoking influences endocrine function. The work argues that understanding these correlations is vital for predicting future disease patterns and developing novel, non-tobacco-based preventative health strategies.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Analysis of hormone-related disease trends linked to tobacco use
- Evaluation of paradoxical protective effects of smoking against specific conditions
- Methodologies for forecasting public health disease patterns
Scope Limits
- Does not provide clinical treatment protocols for individual patients
- Does not cover non-hormonal systemic effects of smoking in exhaustive detail
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a specialized contribution to the study of tobacco-related pathology. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which serves as a technical resource for researchers and public health professionals.
Page Count:
304
Publication Date:
1990-08-30
ISBN-10:
0192619357
ISBN-13:
9780192619358
Smoking
Medical
Epidemiology
OSTEOPOROSIS
Public Health
Endocrinology
Tobacco Research
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