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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Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2005-2015.
MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report, 2016 Tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, and cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among U.S. adults (1,2).
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation The labour force participation rate is over 60 percent in Hong Kong and most of the employees spend 8 to 10 hours daily in their workplaces.
Antonio Kwong, Vienna Lai
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Cardiovascular risk of smoking and benefits of smoking cessation
Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2020 Smoking increases mortality from all causes and has a crucial role in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Active smoking and secondhand smoke exposure determine more than 30% of coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality.
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Tobacco tax and the illicit trade in tobacco products in New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2015 Objectives: To estimate the size of illegal tobacco trade and consumption and assess the impact of tobacco tax on the illicit tobacco market in New Zealand (NZ). Methods: Data on the import and seizure of legal and illegal tobacco in NZ was obtained from
Ali Ajmal, Veng Ian U
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Social class and smoking at age 15: the effect of different definitions of smoking [PDF]
, 2001 Aim : To explore whether the association between social class and smoking among teenagers varies according to the definition of smoking adopted. Design, setting and participants : A survey of 2196 15-year-olds in 43 secondary schools in the West of ...
Sweeting, H., West, P.
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Tailor-made smoke-free programme to clear the myths of smoking among Hong Kong elder people
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation In Hong Kong, over 20% of the 641,300 daily smokers aged 60 years or above. Public's awareness on smoking hazards has increased in recent years.
Antonio Kwong, Vienna Lai
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Global economic cost of smoking-attributable diseases
Tobacco Control, 2017 Background The detrimental impact of smoking on health has been widely documented since the 1960s. Numerous studies have also quantified the economic cost that smoking imposes on society.
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Smoking prevalence and smoking behavior change among the soldiers in the Korean military
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Republic of Korea has an obligatory military service. All Korean men in their 20s are obliged to serve the military for 21 months. The purpose of this study was to identify smoking prevalence among the Korean military and to understand how ...
Jinyoung Kim, Sungkyu Lee
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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.
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