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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Its Determinants Among Older Adults in India: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality, posing a major challenge to its rapidly aging demographic. Early identification of individuals at high risk for future cardiovascular events is paramount for implementing timely preventative strategies.
Vansh Maheshwari, Shyamashree Das, Saurav Basu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using a realist approach to evaluate smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people [PDF]

, 2010
Background This paper describes a study protocol designed to evaluate a programme of smoking cessation interventions targeting pregnant women and young people living in urban and rural locations in Northeast Scotland.
Denise A Gray, Douglas, Flora C.G., van Teijlingen Edwin R, Flora CG Douglas, Douglas Flora CG, Edwin R van Teijlingen, Gray, Denise A, Gray, Denise A., Gray, Denise, van Teijlingen, Edwin R., Douglas, Flora, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Gray Denise A, van Teijlingen, Edwin R, Douglas, Flora C G   +14 more
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Smoking cessation [PDF]

BMJ, 2008
Kate E, Koplan, Sean P, David, Nancy A, Rigotti   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Effects of Smoking and Smoking Cessation and Smoking Cessation Intervention

, 2012
The threeto four-decade lag between peak in smoking prevalence and subsequent peak in smoking-related mortality was a major factor affecting public awareness of the substantial health hazards of tobacco use in developed countries (Lopez et al., 1994).
T. Hanioka, M. Ojima, M. Nakamur
openaire   +2 more sources

Causal Association Between Lifestyle Behavior and Potential Risk Factors With Blepharoptosis

Eye &ENT Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Blepharoptosis is among the most common disorders of eyelid malposition that may influence appearance and damage visual function, and both of these can have negative effects on the quality of life. Various types of blepharoptosis have been reported, including neurogenic, traumatic, congenital, mechanical, psychogenic, and myogenic ...
Shiqi Hui, Zhijia Hou, Dong‐mei Li
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking cessation and tobacco prevention in Indigenous populations [PDF]

, 2014
This article systematically reviews 91 smoking cessation and tobacco prevention studies tailored for Indigenous populations around the world, with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations in Australia. We identified several
Malcolm Brinn, Brian Smith, Antony Veale, Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Kuljit Singh, Adrian Esterman, Kristin Carson, Harshani Jayasinghe, Matthew Peters, Jeffrey Newchurch   +9 more
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Effectiveness of computer-tailored smoking cessation advice in primary care (ESCAPE): a randomised trial [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Smoking remains a major public health problem; developing effective interventions to encourage more quit attempts, and to improve the success rate of self-quit attempts, is essential to reduce the numbers of people who smoke.
Gilbert, H, Irwin Nazareth, Nazareth, Irwin, Morris Richard, Christine Godfrey, Sutton, Stephen, Sutton Stephen, Gilbert, Hazel, Stephen Sutton, Morris, R, Richard Morris, Sutton, S, Gilbert Hazel, Morris, Richard, Nazareth, I, Nazareth Irwin, Godfrey, C, Godfrey Christine, Hazel Gilbert, Godfrey, Christine   +19 more
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Impact of Nicotine Replacement Therapy on Post-Cessation Mood Profile by Pre-Cessation Depressive Symptoms

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2006
We evaluated the effects of Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) on the Profile of Mood States (POMS), testing whether pre-cessation depressive symptoms modify NRT's effects on POMS.
Tellervo Korhonen, Taru H Kinnunen, Arthur J Garvey   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association of COPD with adverse outcomes in heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 799-808, April 2025.
Abstract We performed a systematic review and meta‐analysis to detect the impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) on the prognosis of heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). We systematically screened eligible literature from three electronic databases, PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library, up to April 2023.
Shuo Xu, Zhenbang Gu, Wengen Zhu, Shenghui Feng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing pediatricians' smoking cessation promotion and knowledge of the Smoking Cessation Trust [PDF]

, 2017
The link between second hand smoke exposure (SHSe) and health issues in children has been well established. The objective of this study was to determine if a short intervention implemented among pediatricians promotes improvement in the promotion of ...
Thomas, Katharine EH, Kisely, Steve, Urrego, Fernando   +2 more
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