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Prevention – Passive smoking and pregnancy

European Journal of Cancer Supplements, 2013
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that tobacco smoke is a major cause of both cancer and vascular diseases. More than 3800 chemicals are present in tobacco smoke, which may cause oxidative stress via biotransformation or by macrophage activation.
Nawrot, Tim S., Cox, Bianca, Janssen, Bram G., Plusquin, Michelle   +3 more
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Perceptions about the harm of secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. middle and high school students: findings from the 2012 National Youth Tobacco Survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2013
Background Increased knowledge of the harmful effects of SHS is an evidence-based key indicator for eliminating nonsmokers’ exposure to SHS. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of perceptions about the harm of secondhand smoke (SHS ...
Brian A. King, Shanta R Dube, Stephen D. Babb   +2 more
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EPACTT 2 - Development of a EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2017
Introduction The aim of the EPACTT2 project is to: 1) translate and disseminate the European Network for Smoking Prevention (ENSP) Network’s Guidelines for treating tobacco dependence in 15 languages.
Charis Girvalaki, Constantine Vardavas, Sophia Papadakis, Javier Ayesta, Yannis Arapoglou, George Bakhturidze, Pierre Bizel, Maria Sofia Cattaruzza, Andrei Konstantinovich Demin, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Biljana Kilibarda, George Kotarov, Arben Lila, Mihaela Lovse, Francisco Rodriguez Lozano, Aggelos Enkeleint Mechili, Mihaltan Florin Dumitru, Theodosia Peleki, Krzysztof Przewoźniak, Aurela Saliaj, Otto Stoyka, Antigona Trofor, Cornel Radu Loghin, Dominick Nguyen, Panagiotis Behrakis   +24 more
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The Science of Smoke Prevention [PDF]

Science, 1904
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Are there hardened smokers in low- and middle-income countries? Findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2019
Introduction Hardened smokers are those who do not want to quit, or find it very difficult to quit. This study assessed the prevalence and predictors of hardened smokers in 19 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Shaoman Yin, Indu B. Ahluwalia, Krishna Palipudi, Lazarous Mbulo, René A. Arrazola   +4 more
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Perceptions of harm from secondhand smoke exposure among U.S. adults, 2009–2010

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2016
Introduction Exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) causes significant disease and death. We assessed the prevalence and correlates of perceptions about the health harm of SHS among U.S. adults at the national and state level. Material and Methods Data came
Judy Kruger, Roshni Patel, Michelle Kegler, Steven D. Babb, Brian A. King   +4 more
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Measuring progress in tobacco prevention and control: the role of surveillance

Salud Pública de México, 2017
Nearly six million people worldwide die from tobacco-attributable causes every year, making tobacco the leading cause of preventable disease and death. If current trends continue, tobacco use is expected to result in one billion deaths by the end of the ...
Indu B Ahluwalia, René A Arrazola, Corinne Graffunder   +2 more
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Mediated, moderated and direct effects of country of residence, age, and gender on the cognitive and social determinants of adolescent smoking in Spain and the UK: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2009
Background European trans-national adolescent smoking prevention interventions based on social influences approaches have had limited success. The attitudes-social influences-efficacy (ASE) model is a social cognition model that states smoking ...
Charlton Anne, Pablo Herrero, Angel Comas, Comas, Àngel, Bridle Christopher, Herrero, P, Markham, WA, López González, María Luisa, Wolfgang A Markham, Markham Wolfgang A, Comas, A, Bridle, Christopher, Bridle, C, Charlton, A, Lopez Maria, Christopher Bridle, Markham, Wolfgang A., Aveyard Paul, Comas Angel, Lopez, M, Anne Charlton, Herrero, Pablo, Thomas Hywel, Aveyard, P, Charlton, Anne, Lopez, ML, Comas Fuentes, Ángel Manuel, Hywel Thomas, López, María Luisa, Maria Luisa Lopez, Paul Aveyard, Herrero Puente, Pablo, Thomas, Hywel, Herrero Pablo, Thomas, H, Aveyard, Paul   +35 more
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A longitudinal study of the relationship between receptivity to e-cigarette advertisements and e-cigarette use among baseline non-users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, United States

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2017
Background We investigated the relationship between receptivity to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) advertisements at baseline and e-cigarette use at follow-up among adult baseline non-users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes.
Israel T. Agaku, Kevin Davis, Deesha Patel, Paul Shafer, Shanna Cox, William Ridgeway, Brian A. King   +6 more
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Litigation against the Tobacco Industry : major impact for the EU?

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2023
The Rotterdam court (Netherlands) has ruled that the ‘rigged’ cigarette is illegal and that the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA in Dutch) must take enforcement action.
Wanda de Kanter
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