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Health Promotion Methods for Smoking Prevention and Cessation: A Comprehensive Review of Effectiveness and the Way Forward

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016
Tobacco smoking is one of the greatest causes of mortality in the world, responsible for over 5 million deaths per annum. The prevalence of smoking is over 1 billion people, with the majority coming from low or middle income countries. Yet, the incidence
Mahaveer Golechha
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Electronic cigarette use among adults in 14 countries: A cross-sectional study

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: The tobacco product landscape continues to change. No recent data for electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use have been reported for multiple countries based on nationally representative surveys. We examined prevalence of e-cigarette
Liping Pan, Jeremy Morton, Lazarous Mbulo, Anna Dean, Indu B. Ahluwalia   +4 more
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Receipt of evidence-based brief cessation interventions by health professionals and use of cessation assisted treatments among current adult cigarette-only smokers: National Adult Tobacco Survey, 2009–2010

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Helping tobacco smokers to quit during a medical visit is a clinical and public health priority. Research suggests that most health professionals engage their patients in at least some of the ‘5 A’s’ of the brief cessation intervention ...
Judy Kruger, Alissa O’Halloran, Abby C. Rosenthal, Stephen D. Babb, Michael C. Fiore   +4 more
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Smoke prevention [PDF]

Public Health, 1912
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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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Predicting Smoking Behaviors Among Junior High School Students in Ghana [PDF]

, 2018
Despite the rising rate of smoking in sub-Sahara African countries, measures to control the tobacco epidemic have been limited to developed countries.
Sofo, S. (Seidu), Thompson, E. (Emmanuel)   +1 more
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Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2022
Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and death in the US and is the cause of more than 1 of every 4 deaths. Coronary heart disease is the single leading cause of death and accounts for 43% of deaths attributable to ...
C. Mangione, Michael J. Barry, Wanda Nicholson, Michael Cabana, D. Chelmow, Tumaini R. Coker, E. Davis, Katrina E. Donahue, C. Jaén, Martha Y. Kubik, Li Li, G. Ogedegbe, L. Pbert, J. Ruiz, J. Stevermer, J. Wong   +15 more
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Advice from healthcare providers and cessation aid utilization among current smokers from 28 countries: findings from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 2008 - 2015

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control calls for measures to reduce tobacco dependence, including the accessibility of cessation services.
Angela Tripp, Tenecia Smith
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The Science of Smoke Prevention [PDF]

Science, 1904
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Smoking Behaviors and Abstinence in Low-Income Pregnant Women [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Despite efforts to educate individuals about the hazards of smoking, pregnant women continue to smoke. In the literature, there is less evidence about successful abstinence strategies for low-income women.
Alverson, Elise M, Kessler, Terry A
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