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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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Stop smoking the Easyway:addiction, self-help and tobacco cessation [PDF]
, 2019 This article examines Easyway, a popular clinical and self-help method for the treatment of smoking addiction established by the late Allen Carr in 1984.
Marron, Donncha
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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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Acute reduction in secretory immunoglobulin A following smoking cessation [PDF]
, 2004 Smokers report an increase in upper respiratory infections in the early phase of stopping smoking. One possible cause is a depletion in secretory immunoglobulin A (S-IgA) which has been observed in one study.
Clow, A +6 more
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Smoking cessation treatment in a real-life setting: the Greek experience
Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, 2007 Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the clinical efficacy of counseling combined with currently used pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation (bupropion SR and nicotine replacement therapy, NRT) in actual clinical practice, and to identify ...
Nikoletta Rovina +5 more
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Offenders’ perceptions of the UK prison smoking ban [PDF]
, 2019 Purpose Despite overall reductions in levels of smoking in the UK, rates of offender smoking remain high. In 2016, it was announced that prisons in England and Wales would gradually introduce a smoking ban.
Davies, Glyn +5 more
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Providing Nicotine Replacement Therapy in Focus Groups [PDF]
Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 2017 In many research studies, tobacco users are asked to forgo tobacco during study appointments to avoid interrupting study sessions with breaks or disrupting research flow and efficiency. Although onset of withdrawal varies according to levels of nicotine dependence, symptoms commonly begin within 30 minutes of abstinence.
Ellen E, Jones +2 more
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Performance indicators for primary care groups; an evidence-based approach [PDF]
, 1998 The NHS Executive and Department of Health have proposed a wide range of performance indicators many of which are applicable to future primary care groups Some of these indicators reflect access and efficiency, but few of the effectiveness indicators ...
Gabbay, John +4 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Human iPSC‐derived hypertrophic chondrocyte sheet promotes bone regeneration. Abstract Bone defects are a major clinical challenge, primarily owing to the limited self‐healing capacity of bones and the high risk of complications associated with conventional treatment strategies.
Yiwei Chen +9 more
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