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Flavored smokeless tobacco use in India and Bangladesh
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Flavor improves palatability of smokeless tobacco products (SLT) and attracts youth. There is limited evidence on flavored SLT use in India and Bangladesh, the two high SLT consuming countries in the world. This study maps the use of flavored
Sagarika Das
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Pro-smoking apps for smartphones in the Republic of Korea: prevalence and potential risks
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Smartphone has become a main part of our daily lives, and its impact on human behavior has been extensively studied. In Korea, 8 out of 10 people have their own smartphone and download 48 applications on average to get and share information ...
Jae Hyung Kong +3 more
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Exposure to tobacco in video games and smoking in Argentina
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Our objective was to assess whether exposure to tobacco in videogames is associated with smoking in adolescents from Argentina. Methods We performed a cross-sectional study with 3,646 s middle school students from public and private schools
Raul Mejia +5 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background In Hong Kong, only 18.9% of current smokers have tried smoking cessation services and most smokers (83.2%) quit without any assistance, which is less well studied. Physical activity may reduce tobacco cravings hence increase quitting.
Zhi-Ming Mai +4 more
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Local level action on FCTC Article 5.3 in Bangladesh
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Throughout Bangladesh, the tobacco industry regularly organizes events and parties to which it invites government officials and sponsors local events.
Sharmin Akter +3 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Smoking is highly prevalent in Pakistan claiming lives of over 100,000 individuals every year. A significant proportion of smokers makes quit attempt each year but 97.4% fails to quit successfully.
Kanwal Shaheen, Haleema Masud
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Assessing point of sale violations in Delhi for strategic advocacy on TAPS ban
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation The rules banning Point of Sale (PoS) Advertising under COTPA 2003 were stayed by Bombay High Court in 2005-6 and the Government of India did not make any particular efforts to get the stay vacated.
Binoy Mathew
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Prevalence of tobacco use and mortality from tobacco-related diseases are disproportionately higher among individuals with mental health and substance use disorders compared to the general population.
Babalola Faseru +2 more
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Prevalence and characteristics of e-cigarette use among adults in Malaysia
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background E-cigarette (e-cig) use has become a worldwide phenomenon since 2010. This study aims to determine the prevalence of e-cig use, distribution and characteristics among Malaysian adults. Malaysia is a typical Asian country.
Jamalludin Ab Rahman +7 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Research is needed on which characteristics of pictorial health warning (PHW) are most likely to reduce tobacco use among Indonesian adolescents. We assessed the effects of different text and image types of PHWs on emotional, motivational and
Dien Anshari, James Thrasher
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