This book contains everything you want to know about tobacco and women's health. Vierola has put together a readable, comprehensive volume that goes far beyond what one might expect from a medical specialist, or from a book on tobacco and women's health. Only the exceptional emphasis on the benefits of hormone replacement therapy betrays the author's primary specialisation in obstetrics and gynaecology. The author covers health effects, but also includes advice on quitting, policy initiatives, and issues in developing countries.

Despite considerable referencing of the scientific literature,Tobacco and women's health is very much a popular book. Open it anywhere and there is something that grabs your attention. It is …