Consequences of smoking among older people

1. IL FUMO NELLA POPOLAZIONE ANZIANA EHLE Progect Empowering Health Learning in the Elderly Educare l’anziano alla promozione della salute

8. CONFRONTO CON GLI EFFETTI DELL’INQUINAMENTO AMBIENTALE effetto a breve termine sulla salute di un incremento di 10-μg/m3 della concentrazione di PM10 : uno studio europeo Royal College of Physicians. Smoking and health now. London: Pitman Medical and Scientific Publishing, 1971. 1.8 (1.7-1.9) 0.9 (0.5–1.3) Mortality from cardiovascular diseases 2.9 (2.5-3.3) 1.3 (0.5–2.0) Mortality from respiratory diseases 2.0-3.0 0.6 (0.4–0.8) All-cause mortality Estimates risk in smokers (95% confidence interval) Source: Royal College of Physicians. Smoking and health now. London: Pitman medical and Sc. Publishing, 1971 Similar risk in rural area, Lancet 2003, 362: 507 Estimated percentage increase in risk per 10 μg/m3 PM 10 (95% confidence interval) Source : Anderson HR et al. Meta-analysis of time series studies and panel studies of particulate matter (PM) and ozone (O3). Report of a WHO task group . Copenhagen, WHO Regional Office for Europe, 2004 Health outcome

10. PREVALENZA DI PAZIENTI IN OSSIGENOTERAPIA E VENTILOTERAPIA DOMICILIARE IN ULSS 16- PADOVA (Home Care Database 2005)

11. DISTRIBUZIONE DEI PROFILI NEI VARI DISTRETTI (Home Care Database 2005)

28. The challenge for public health is to make healthy choices the easy choices