Modern Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: A Meta‐Analysis of CREST‐2, SPACE‐2, and ECST‐2
ABSTRACT Background Recent randomized trials (CREST‐2, SPACE‐2, and ECST‐2) have compared carotid revascularization (carotid endarterectomy [CEA] or carotid artery stenting [CAS]) plus contemporary medical therapy (CMT) versus CMT alone in asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Aasim Ali +14 more
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Smoking and health in the Americas : a 1992 report of the Surgeon General, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization [PDF]
Suggested citation: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Smoking and Health in the Americas. Atlanta, Georgia: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Chronic Disease ...
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Introduction The aim of this pilot study was to assess the short-term effectiveness of the EuroPean Accredited Curriculum on Tobacco Treatment Training intervention in improving health care providers’ knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy related to ...
Theodosia Peleki +13 more
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Vascular Disease, Non‐Steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs and Risk of Parkinson's Disease
ABSTRACT Objectives A history of vascular disease has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, but this may be due to reverse causation. In addition, non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs are thought to reduce Parkinson's disease risk, but evidence is inconsistent and confounding by prior vascular disease is possible ...
Clare Wotton +4 more
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Preventing initiation of tobacco use : outcome indicators for comprehensive tobacco control programs\ue2\u20ac\u201c2014 [PDF]
This technical assistance guide was developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\ue2\u20ac\u2122s Office on Smoking and Health. This book was developed as the first part of a three part series of technical assistance guides intended to ...
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Objective Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) is relatively uncommon because of the lower fibrotic burden and the predominance of vascular complications. In vitro observations and clinical data from transplanted patients suggest a protective effect of MMF on endothelial function.
Enrico De Lorenzis +77 more
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Education, information, and smoking decisions : evidence from smoking histories, 1940-2000 [PDF]
The author tests the hypothesis that education improves health and increases people's life expectancy. Smoking histories-reconstructed from retrospective data in the National Health Interview Surveys in the United States-show that after 1950, when ...
de Walque, Damien
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Tobacco taxes and smoking bans impact differently on obesity and eating habits [PDF]
Policy interventions aimed at affecting a specific behavior may also indirectly affect individual choices in other domains. In this paper we study the direct effect of tobacco excise taxes and smoking bans on smoking behavior, and the indirect effect on ...
Dragone, Davide +2 more
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Relapse prevention and smoking cessation
A multicomponent smoking relapse prevention treatment based on Marlatt and Gordon's (1980) model of the relapse process was developed and evaluated. Behavior-analytic methods were used to develop assessment instruments, training situations, and coping responses.
Chedoke Hospital Division, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals and McMaster University, Canada ( host institution ) +2 more
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Addressing Economic Insecurities Can Improve Patient‐Reported Outcomes in Lupus
Objective Economic insecurities, such as food, housing, transportation, and financial challenges, are modifiable risk factors and influence patient‐reported outcomes (PROs) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We examined the following: (1) associations between economic insecurities and PROs, and (2) the impact of screening and addressing economic ...
Jay Patel +8 more
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