General Article The impact of active and passive smoking upon health and neurocognitive function

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The impact of active and passive smoking upon health and neurocognitive function.

By Tom Heffeman, Department of Psychology, Northumbria University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including a variety of cancers, lung disease, and damage to the cardiovascular system. The World Health Organization recently calculated that there were six million smoking-attributable deaths per year and that this number is due to rise to about eigh...

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