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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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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.
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Smoke and thriving: An ecological study [PDF]
, 2015 Studies suggest a possible inverse correlation between smoking attitude and happiness levels. The present paper investigates the relation between males and females smoking prevalence and happiness levels in 155 countries worldwide.
Grassi, Maria Caterina +2 more
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Association between high school students’ cigarette smoking, asthma and related beliefs: a population-based study [PDF]
, 2016 Background Smoking has a detrimental effect on the symptoms and severity of asthma, a common chronic disease among adolescents. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between asthma and smoking among high school students and assess ...
Jones, Resa M. +2 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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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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Passive smoking indicators in Italy: does the gross domestic product matter? [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to analyse the correlation between regional values of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and passive smoking in Italy.
Cianfanelli, Sara +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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