Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2017 A large number of COPD patients are smokers. The particular characteristics of this group as well as their need to quit usually require psychological counselling and pharmacological treatment to achieve abstinence and, often, intensively.
Carlos A. Jiménez-Ruiz +12 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020 Japan has made progress on tobacco control in recent years. However, every year more than 157800 Japanese citizens1 and residents die from tobacco related diseases.
Action on Smoking and Health
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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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Genetic variation at CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 interacts with smoking status to influence body mass index [PDF]
, 2011 Cigarette smoking is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), and a commonly cited reason for unwillingness to quit smoking is a concern about weight gain.
Davey Smith, G +27 more
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Physician advice on avoiding secondhand smoke exposure and referrals for smoking cessation services
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2012 Background Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes premature death and disease. Eliminating smoking in indoor spaces is the only way to fully protect nonsmokers from SHS exposure, and also contributes to helping smokers quit smoking.
Judy Kruger +4 more
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Does Falling Smoking Lead to Rising Obesity? [PDF]
, 2006 The strong negative correlation over time between smoking rates and obesity have led some to suggest that reduced smoking is increasing weight gain in the U.S.. This conclusion is supported by the findings of Chou et al.
Frakes, Michael D., Gruber, Jonathan
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Prevalence and determinants of susceptibility to cigarette smoking among school students in Pakistan: secondary analysis of Global Youth Tobacco Survey [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Susceptibility to smoke has been recognized as a strong predictor of smoking experimentation and taking up regular smoking habit. The identification of smoking susceptible individuals and its determinants is important in the efforts to ...
Aslam, Syeda Kanwal +3 more
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Starting young? children’s experiences of trying smoking during pre-adolescence [PDF]
, 2008 Although the risks smoking poses to health are now well known, many young people continue to take up the habit. While numerous crosssectional studies of adolescents have identified correlates of smoking initiation, much less prospective, longitudinal ...
Dugdill, L +4 more
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Qualitative analysis of young adult ENDS users' expectations and experiences. [PDF]
, 2017 ObjectivesDespite extensive research into the determinants of electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) uptake, few studies have examined the psychosocial benefits ENDS users seek and experience.
Hoek, Janet +2 more
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Implementation of a quality improvement project on smoking cessation reduces smoking in a high risk trauma patient population. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundCigarette smoking causes about one of every five deaths in the U.S. each year. In 2013 the prevalence of smoking in our institution's trauma population was 26.7 %, well above the national adult average of 18.1 % according to the CDC website. As
Carrens, Karen +5 more
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