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Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine, 2020 Introduction: Smoking is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. There is an increase in the prevalence of hookah smoking in both genders and among all age groups in Saudi Arabia with the misconception that hookah smoking carries less risk ...
Turki B Albacker +8 more
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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1999 Cigarette smoking is the largest preventable risk factor for morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Dramatic changes in the prevalence of cigarette smoking in the second half of this century in the United States (i.e., a reduction among men and an increase among women) have reduced current smoking levels to approximately one quarter of the ...
A W, Bergen, N, Caporaso
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Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette)
Journal of Oncological Science, 2016 Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) is a device developed with an intent to enable smokers to quit smoking and avoid the unhealthful effects of cigarettes. The popularity of e-cigarette has increased rapidly in recent years. The increase in its use during the adolescence period is attention-grabbing.
Erdinc Nayir +3 more
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The impact of e-cigarette and cigarette prices on e-cigarette and cigarette sales in California [PDF]
Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020 Although numerous studies have examined the impact of cigarette prices on cigarette demand, research examining the impact of e-cigarette and cigarette prices on e-cigarette demand is relatively limited. This study estimated the impact of e-cigarette and cigarette prices on e-cigarette and cigarette sales in California.
Tingting Yao +5 more
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A Note on Smoking Behavior and Health Risk Taking
Nordic Journal of Health Economics, 2012 This research note presents two economic frameworks to describe the relationship between individual health risk aversion and smoking behavior. Using a large-scale representative data set (GSOEP), direct empirical evidence is found that individuals, who ...
Christian Pfeifer
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E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2016 BACKGROUND There has been little research examining whether e-cigarette use increases the risk of cigarette initiation among adolescents in the transition to adulthood when the sale of cigarettes becomes legal. METHODS The Children’s Health Study is
Jessica L, Barrington-Trimis +8 more
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021 Crawford Moodie,* Kathryn Angus,* Martine Stead* Institute for Social Marketing and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Crawford ...
Moodie C, Angus K, Stead M
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Cigarette taxes as cigarette policy [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 1995 The taxation of tobacco products is universal in the modern state.1 Wherever tobacco products are consumed, they are taxed. Further, while taxation policy varies widely from state to state, the taxation of tobacco products is almost always an important element of government policy toward tobacco and toward smoking.
Franklin E Zimring, William Nelson
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Efficient expression of a novel α-amylase for reduction of tobacco starch and smoke hazard
Frontiers in MicrobiologyThe combustion of excessive starch in tobacco leaves leads to more harmful substances, adversely affecting the sensory properties of tobacco and posing significant risks to human health.
Zongchen Han +9 more
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2011 Objective of the article is to identify the functions and requirements an excise tax on cigarettes should fulfil, next also to calculate a model for the taxation of cigarettes in the Czech Republic with practical relevance, and to formulate ...
Petr David
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