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Association studies of up to 1.2 million individuals yield new insights into the genetic etiology of tobacco and alcohol use. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Tobacco and alcohol use are leading causes of mortality that influence risk for many complex diseases and disorders1. They are heritable2,3 and etiologically related4,5 behaviors that have been resistant to gene discovery efforts6-11.
23andMe Research Team   +99 more
core  

Evaluating Student Communication Skills in a Simulation Setting: A Trends Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aims to comprehensively evaluate the communication skills of dental students at the University of Colorado over a 7‐year period (2016–2022). The study hypothesis is that communication skills will remain consistent over the 7‐year period.
Tamanna Tiwari   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health-care provider intervention and utilization of cessation assistance in low- and middle-income countries

open access: yesTobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background The psychological and physiological addictive nature of tobacco smoking makes it difficult for some smokers to quit without assistance. Tobacco cessation and utilization of cessation assistance rates are low in low-and-middle income countries
Daniel Owusu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smoking Patterns and Receipt of Cessation Services Among Pregnant Women in Argentina and Uruguay [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction: The 5A’s (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) strategy, a best-practice approach for cessation counseling, has been widely implemented in high-income countries for pregnant women; however, no studies have evaluated implementation in ...
Alemán, Alicia   +16 more
core   +1 more source

Waterpipe Tobacco Cessation

open access: yesJournal of Global Oncology, 2018
Background: Waterpipe smoking contains carcinogens and toxicants such as tobacco nitrosamines and heavy metals. To date, few smoking cessation interventions targeting waterpipe tobacco smoking have been reported worldwide. The most recent Cochrane review emphasized the need for evidence on hookah tobacco use interventions since only a few trials of ...
openaire   +1 more source

Socioeconomic patterns of smoking cessation behavior in low and middle-income countries: Emerging evidence from the Global Adult Tobacco Surveys and International Tobacco Control Surveys

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Introduction Tobacco smoking is often more prevalent among those with lower socio-economic status (SES) in high-income countries, which can be driven by the inequalities in initiation and cessation of smoking.
N. Nargis   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effectiveness of nonsurgical re‐instrumentation of residual pockets as step 3 of periodontal therapy: A field study

open access: yesJournal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The study aims to analyze the effectiveness of nonsurgical re‐instrumentation of residual pockets as step 3 of periodontal therapy and the stability of treatment outcomes at 18 months. Methods The study sample consisted of 489 patients diagnosed and treated nonsurgically for periodontitis.
Anna Liss   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking Cessation Among Women with and at Risk for HIV: Are They Quitting? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Cigarette smoking is an important risk factor for adverse health events in HIV-infected populations. While recent US population-wide surveys report annual sustained smoking cessation rates of 3.4–8.5%, prospective data are lacking on cessation rates for ...
David Goldberg   +42 more
core   +2 more sources

Diagnostic modulation of subgingival proteomic biomarkers by age and smoking habits in periodontitis

open access: yesJournal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Although age and smoking influence the periodontal proteome, their impact on subgingival biomarkers for diagnosing periodontitis remains unclear. This multicenter study assessed their influence on subgingival proteins for disease detection.
Triana Blanco‐Pintos   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Need for Tobacco Education: Studies of Collegiate Dental Hygiene Patients and Faculty [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
The need for inclusion of comprehensive tobacco control education/training for health care providers continues to be stressed in publications addressing cessation services.
Cropper, Martha   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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