Pregnancy outcome in occupational tobacco exposure: A cohort study from South India

Pregnancy outcome in occupational tobacco exposure: A cohort study from South India

Background: Women constitute a significant labor pool in the Indian tobacco industry as bidi (hand-rolled cigarette) rollers. On an average, they roll around 600 bidis/day and are exposed to 120 g of tobacco and 3 g of nicotine. Bidis do not have chemical preservatives or stabilizing agents, and the...

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Main Authors: Rathika Damodara Shenoy, Seema Pavaman Sindgikar, Vijaya Shenoy, Raghuraja Uppoor, Raghavendra Rao, Shalini Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Subjects:
bidi rolling
cotinine assay
fetal growth restriction
gestational hypertension
small for gestational age
Online Access:http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2020;volume=45;issue=1;spage=54;epage=59;aulast=Shenoy

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