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Effects of psychological conditions and changes on smoking cessation success after a residential smoking cessation therapy program: a retrospective observational study [PDF]

Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
Background Residential smoking cessation therapy programs offer intensive treatment for heavy smokers who struggle to quit independently, particularly those with high nicotine dependence and health conditions that necessitate urgent cessation.
Gyu Lee Kim, Yu Hyeon Yi, Jeong Gyu Lee, Young Jin Tak, Seung Hun Lee, Young Jin Ra, Sang Yeoup Lee, Young Hye Cho, Eun Ju Park, Youngin Lee, Jung In Choi   +10 more
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Impaired healing following implant placement surgery: A case report of a modern‐day manifestation of scurvy

Clinical Advances in Periodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Delayed wound healing following implant placement surgery is an uncommon complication, usually attributed to systemic (smoking and alcohol), local (severely inflamed tissues), or technical (poor suturing) factors. However, delayed wound healing after implant placement caused by severe hypovitaminosis C has not been previously ...
Gregor‐Georg Zafiropoulos, Gerald Kolb, Dimitris N. Tatakis   +2 more
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The Benefits of Smoking Cessation [PDF]

Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2003
In this issue of the Canadian Respiratory Journal, Demeter et al (pages 435‐441) describe lung cancer outcomes in a recent Alberta cohort. Not much is new; outcomes are bad, not much better than they were when I was in medical school more than 40 years ago.
openaire   +4 more sources

Association Discovery Approach in Healthcare Big Data to Identify Drug Safety and Drug Repurposing Signals

Clinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Data science approaches have been increasingly implemented in healthcare big data to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of drugs. Association discovery is a data mining approach that finds potentially associated elements in high‐dimensional data. We present a novel implementation of the association discovery approach in longitudinal healthcare data ...
George S. Q. Tan, Lynn Miller, Sam Wade, Jenni Ilomäki, Dickson Lukose, Jia Rong, Geoffrey I. Webb   +6 more
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Ultra‐Strong, Fire‐Resistant and Eco‐Friendly Bamboo Composites Based on Cell Wall Polymer Decoration Engineering

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
Modification of bamboo cell walls using chemical in‐situ bonding was carried out, while optimizing the arrangement of bamboo fibers. Additionally, an N‐P‐B flame retardant system was formed within the bamboo material to develop an ultra‐strong flame retardant bamboo‐based composite.
Jiajian Wang, Yanmei Li, Tongda Liu, Weibing Xue, Hongxing Yang, Chunyan Yin, Rong Liu, Guanben Du, Wenshuai Chen, Long Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addressing tobacco in Australian alcohol and other drug treatment settings: a cross-sectional survey of staff attitudes and perceived barriers

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 2017
Background Within alcohol and other drug (AOD) services, staff attitudes and beliefs are important influences determining provision of smoking cessation care. This study of AOD staff aimed to examine: a) current attitudes toward smoking cessation care; b)
Eliza Skelton, Flora Tzelepis, Anthony Shakeshaft, Ashleigh Guillaumier, Adrian Dunlop, Sam McCrabb, Kerrin Palazzi, Billie Bonevski   +7 more
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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

Smoking cessation care can translate to lower hazard of death in the short-run in cancer patients - a retrospective cohort study to demonstrate the value of smoking cessation services within the treatment phase of cancer

BMC Cancer, 2019
Background Smoking cessation is a key step towards improving cancer care and outcomes. However, smoking cessation interventions are underprovided in oncology settings.
F. I. Hawari, N. A. Obeidat, D. Rimawi, K. Jamal   +3 more
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Smoking cessation in severe mental ill health: what works? an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Psychiatry, 2017
BackgroundPeople with severe mental ill health are more likely to smoke than those in the general population. It is therefore important that effective smoking cessation strategies are used to help people with severe mental ill health to stop smoking ...
E. Peckham, S. Brabyn, L. Cook, G. Tew, S. Gilbody   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Phenotyping patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure

ESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 900-911, April 2025.
Central illustration. Abbreviations: ACEi, angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARNi, angiotensin‐receptor‐neprilysin inhibitor; CI, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; CV, cardiovascular; EF, ejection fraction; eGFR, estimated glomerular ...
Peter Moritz Becher, Felix Lindberg, Lina Benson, Camilla Hage, Ulf Dahlström, Stephan Rosenkranz, Francesco Cosentino, Giuseppe M.C. Rosano, Stefan Blankenberg, Paulus Kirchhof, Frieder Braunschweig, Lars H. Lund, Gianluigi Savarese   +12 more
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