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The association between tobacco control policy implementation and country-level socioeconomic factors in 31 European countries

Scientific Reports, 2021
European countries have made significant progress in implementing tobacco control policies to reduce tobacco use; however, whether socioeconomic status (SES) of a country may influence the implementation of such policies is unknown. The aim of this study
Ariadna Feliu, Filippos T. Filippidis, Luk Joossens, Beladenta Amalia, Olena Tigova, Cristina Martínez, Esteve Fernández   +6 more
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Regulation of Electronic Cigarette Use in Public and Private Areas in 48 Countries Within the WHO European Region: A Survey to In-country Informants

Journal of Epidemiology, 2022
Background: The objective of this study is to describe the legislation regulating the use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in various places in European countries. Methods: A survey among experts from all countries of the World Health Organization
Beladenta Amalia, Marcela Fu, Ariadna Feliu, Olena Tigova, Ranti Fayokun, Kristina Mauer-Stender, Esteve Fernández   +6 more
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The Tobacco Control Scale as a research tool to measure country-level tobacco control policy implementation

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2020
Introduction The Tobacco Control Scale (TCS) was designed for advocacy purposes but has also been used as a research tool. In the present study, we characterized TCS use, its limitations and strengths, and critically assessed its use as a research ...
Ariadna Feliu, Esteve Fernández, Antoni Baena, Luk Joossens, Armando Peruga, Marcela Fu, Cristina Martínez   +6 more
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Measuring cigarette dependence: A comparison of two scales in two different groups of smokers

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2022
Introduction The Fagerström Test for Cigarette Dependence (FTCD) and the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS) are usually used to assess cigarette dependence in clinical- and population-based studies.
Marcela Fu, Dolors Carnicer-Pont, Yolanda Castellano, Montse Ballbè, Xisca Sureda, Antònia Raich, Jose M. Martínez-Sánchez, Cristina Martínez, Antoni Baena, Anna Riccobene, Marta Enríquez, Esteve Fernández   +11 more
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Tracking progress of tobacco control in Pakistan against the MPOWER package of interventions : challenges and opportunities [PDF]

, 2020
MPOWER is an evidence-based package of the six most effective demand reduction interventions to reduce tobacco use. Global evidence shows that introduction of this package has accelerated and strengthened tobacco control worldwide with over 5 billion ...
Gill, Paramjit, Masud, Haleema, Oyebode, Oyinlola, Sekalala, Sharifah   +3 more
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Cigarette availability and affordability among Chinese youth smokers: Findings from the 2019 China Youth Tobacco Survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2022
Introduction Preventing youth from tobacco use is a priority for tobacco control in China, and the government has taken many measures such as introducing tobacco control in the health education curriculum, banning smoking in school, promoting smoke-free ...
Xinbo Di^{+, Shiwei Liu+, Huiyu Xie, Xinying Zeng, Zida Meng, Lin Xiao   +5 more}
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The EU Joint Action on Tobacco Control

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
The Joint Action on Tobacco Control (JATC) was launched in October 2017. This comprehensive EU funded project aims to provide support for the implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) across the 28 EU Member States.
Joint Action on Tobacco Control Consortium
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Evaluating individual and context factors in tobacco cessation interventions

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Previous research has identified that smoking cessation interventions are poorly implemented into the routine practice. Both, provider and organizational factors could intervene as facilitators or barriers.
Yolanda Castellano, Ana Andrés, Ariadna Feliu, Marcela Fu, Montse Ballbé, Laura Antón, Esteve Fernández, Cristina Martínez   +7 more
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Global Regulatory Strategies for Tobacco Control [PDF]

, 2007
Recent tobacco control regulation in North America and Western Europe has had a salutary effect, even if smoking remains a pressing public health hazard.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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“If the social circle is engaged, more pregnant women will successfully quit smoking”: a qualitative study of the experiences of midwives in the Netherlands with smoking cessation care

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background If smoking is common within a pregnant woman’s social circle, she is more likely to smoke and her chances of succeeding in quitting smoking are reduced.
Eefje Willemse, Bethany Hipple Walters, Linda Springvloet, Jeroen Bommelé, Marc C. Willemsen   +4 more
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