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

• Main Authors: Rathika Damodara Shenoy (Author), Seema Pavaman Sindgikar (Author), Vijaya Shenoy (Author), Raghuraja Uppoor (Author), Raghavendra Rao (Author), Shalini Singh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...