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Tobacco use and risk of COVID-19 infection in the Finnish general population
Scientific Reports, 2022 Empirical evidence, primarily based on hospital-based or voluntary samples, suggests that current smokers have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection than never smokers. In this study, we used nationally representative data to examine the association between
Sebastián Peña +9 more
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Nicotine replacement therapy [PDF]
BMJ, 1994 EDITOR, - Jin Ling Tang and colleagues' systematic analysis of randomised trails of the efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy in helping people to stop smoking1 is an important contribution to evidence of the effectiveness of nicotine gum and patches in stopping smoking. As the authors conclude, these aids …
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019 Background General practitioners can play an important role in addressing smoking among pregnant women but studies suggest they rarely do so. The aim of this study was to explore general practitioners perceptions about the management of smoking in ...
Yael Bar-Zeev +4 more
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Review: Pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation
Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles, 2018 Smoking is associated with numerous cancers and atherosclerosis. Smoking cessation has substantial potential in reducing morbidity and mortality worldwide. The initial steps “5 A’s” (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, Arrange) should be applied in all patients.
Chok Limsuwat +2 more
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Nicotine replacement therapy: A friend or foe
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC), tobacco cessation is a primary health-care service that should be provided not only to the people having adverse habits of consuming tobacco but also to the
Rajkumari E Devi +4 more
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The role of doctors in smoking cessation: evidence from the Cochrane Library
SA Heart Journal, 2021 This article examines the role of doctors in assisting patients who smoke to quit, using evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews of randomised trials.
Tim Lancaster
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BMJ, 2004 Although products for nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) have been available for over 20 years, they have been excluded until recently from state or insurance based health service provision in the United Kingdom and many other countries. They have therefore not been widely prescribed by doctors who help smokers wanting to quit.
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Health Technology Assessment, 2020 Background: Smoking is the leading avoidable cause of illness and premature mortality. The first-line treatments for smoking cessation are nicotine replacement therapy and varenicline.
Neil M Davies +8 more
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The tobacco epidemic – pharmacological interventions for smoking cessation
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2023 Introduction: One of the biggest public health threats in the world is tobacco epidemic. According to WHO in the world cigarette smoking is the most common form of tobacco use.
Natalia Sergiel +9 more
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Nicotine Replacement Therapy : An Overview
International Journal of Health Sciences, 2016 Today tobacco use is the single greatest preventable cause of death in the world. Tobacco use is often incorrectly perceived to be solely a personal choice. This is contradicted by the fact that when fully aware of the health impact, most tobacco users want to quit but find it difficult to stop due to the addictiveness of nicotine. Henceforth, Nicotine
Umesh, Wadgave, L, Nagesh
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