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Correlation of the Clinical and Angiographic Patterns of Coronary Artery Disease in Smokeless Tobacco Users and Smokers

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences
Aim: To determine whether patients who use smokeless tobacco have different clinical and angiographic profiles of coronary artery disease (CAD) compared with smokers.
FNU Pawandeep, Karanbir S. Purewal, Arashdeep Singh, Samreet Sandhu, Ameya Kasture, Sanjana Avajigari   +5 more
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Are smokeless tobacco products less harmful than smoking tobacco products?: A Review

SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, 2022
Background: The common belief amongst the consumers of smokeless tobacco products is Smokeless Tobacco Products (STPs) are not hazardous as smoking tobacco.
Monika Srivastav, Thayalan Dinesh Kumar, Elizabeth C Dony   +2 more
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Smokeless tobacco keratosis

Dermatology Online Journal, 2023
Smokeless tobacco keratosis is a benign lesion characterized by the formation of white, gray, or pale macules or papules with wrinkling or rugae. It forms in the oral mucosa in response to the use of smokeless tobacco products. We present a 50-year-old man with an extensive history of smokeless tobacco use and development of the characteristic lesion ...
Petruzzelli, Curtis J, Varano, Alison, Desrosiers, Andrew, Hossler, Eric W, Mowad, Christen M   +4 more
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Estimating the quantity of smokeless tobacco consumption among older adults in India

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 2022
Problem considered: Globally, smokeless tobacco (SLT) users are highest in India. Whilst, studies examined prevalence and determinants of SLT use, no evidence exists which examined the quantity of SLT consumed.
Lucky Singh, Pallavi Sinha, Arpit Singh, Prashant Kumar Singh, Shalini Singh   +4 more
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Smokeless tobacco [PDF]

British Medical Bulletin, 1996
Smokeless tobacco practices are common in some parts of the world and the use seems to be increasing. Nicotine exposure is similar in smokeless tobacco users and smokers, often leading to strong physical dependence. As a rule, smokeless tobacco products contain high levels of nitrosamines with carcinogenic potency in experimental animals.
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Association between smokeless tobacco use and cigarette smoking amount by age

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The use of smokeless tobacco has increased worldwide among young people. This study aimed to investigate the association between smokeless tobacco use and cigarette smoking amount in adult smoker groups stratified by age.
Jin-Won Noh, Min-Hee Kim, Yejin Lee, Young Dae Kwon, Kyoung-Beom Kim, Hae-Jeung Lee, Ki-Bong Yoo   +6 more
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Protection from exposure to second hand SLT use in public places - spitting a public health concern or a public nuisance?

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Until 1990, spitting was an offence in United Kingdom carrying a £5 fine. Spitting was also banned in other developed countries especially in Europe early in the 20 th Century as a preventive measure against tuberculosis and later to maintain
Amit Yadav, Kumar Chandan, Dhirendra N Sinha, Ravi Mehrotra, Anshika Chandra   +4 more
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Urgent need for implementing media education campaigns and health warnings in Parties with high burden of SLT use

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The FCTC country reports indicate that 70% of the reporting parties have implemented Article 12 in their jurisdictions. The MPOWER Report 2015 also indicates that nearly 40% of the Parties conducted at least one anti-tobacco national mass ...
Amit Yadav, Dhirendra N Sinha, Kumar Chandan, Ravi Mehrotra   +3 more
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Global Policy progress in Article 16 of WHO FCTC on cigarettes (CIG) and smokeless tobacco (SLT)

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Article 16 of WHO FCTC focuses upon limiting the supply and exposure of tobacco products to Minors. Implementation of Article 16 has been researched by few local and regional studies, primarily focusing on Cigarettes.
Shekhar Grover, Dhirendra N. Sinha, Amit Yadav, Prakash C. Gupta, Ravi Mehrotra   +4 more
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Implementing effective pricing and taxation measures for prevention and control of smokeless tobacco

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background There are approximately 346 million adult smokeless tobacco (SLT) users in the world dominated by the South-East Asian region accounting for nearly 86%. India alone accounts for 67% of the SLT users in the world.
Amit Yadav, Rijo M John, Dhirendra N Sinha, Nigar Nargis, Ravi Mehrotra   +4 more
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