Cigarette smoke toxicity : linking individual chemicals to human diseases / edited by David Bernhard. [electronic resource] Bernhard, David. Wiley InterScience (Online service) Cigarette smoke Toxicology. Tobacco Physiological effect. Smoking adverse effects. Smoking physiopathology. Tobacco toxicity. Tobacco Use Disorder physiopathology. Tobacco Smoke Pollution adverse effects. Smoking Cessation. RA1242.T6 C54 2011 616.865071 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Smoking causes and contributes to a large number of human diseases, yet due to the large number of potentially hazardous compounds in cigarette smoke -- almost 5,000 chemicals have been identified, establishing the link between smoking and disease has often proved difficult. This unbiased and scientifically accurate overview of current knowledge begins with an overview of the chemical constituents in cigarette smoke, their fate in the human body, and their documented toxic effects on various cells and tissues. Recent results detailing the many ways components of cigarette smoke adversely affec. Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource (xx, 367 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527635320 eng Cigarette smoke toxicity. Cigarette smoke toxicity.