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Three versions of Perceived Stress Scale: validation in a sample of Chinese cardiac patients who smoke [PDF]

, 2010
Background Smoking causes heart disease, the major cause of death in China and Hong Kong. Stress is one major trigger of smoking and relapse, and understanding stress among smoking cardiac patients can therefore help in designing effective interventions ...
AD Kanner, AJ Littman, BM Byrne, C Mimura, C Mimura, C-L Huang, CF Lok, Department of Health, DM Golden-Kreutz, DM Ng, Doris YP Leung, E Remor, I Berlin, J Herrero, J Mackay, JA Hausman, JGWS Wong, JH Steiger, JJ Prochaska, JW Beckstead, L-C Chu, LK Sharp, LM Siqueira, M Eskin, M Schmitt, MB Miller, MTG Ramírez, P Kline, PJ Brantley, PM Bentler, PM Bentler, RE Glasgow, RE Taylor-Piliae, RH Hoyle, S Cohen, S Cohen, S Cohen, S Folkman, S Lee, S Shiffman, SC Ames, Sophia SC Chan, SSC Chan, SY Ho, Tai-hing Lam, TF Heatherton, TH Lam, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, World Health Organization   +48 more
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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 treatment education for health care professionals in behavioral health settings in Kansas, USA

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, Amanda Grodie, Kimber Richter   +2 more
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Avoidance practices in smoking households and children’s salivary cotinine level [PDF]

, 2015
Conference Theme: Tobacco and Non-Communicable DiseasesPoster Discussion 60. Making Smokefree the Norm in Challenging places: no. PD-1301-21BACKGROUND: Implementation of comprehensive smoke-free legislation in Hong Kong banning smoking in most public ...
Chan, SSC, Lam, TH, Quee, KS, Wang, MP, Wong, YMB   +4 more
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Smoking in Ghana: a review of tobacco industry activity [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: African countries are a major potential market for the tobacco industry, and the smoking epidemic is at various stages of evolution across the continent.
Anderson, S, Britton, J, Gilmore, A, Lewis, S, McNeill, A, Owusu-Dabo, E   +5 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, Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Samsul Draman, Mira Kartiwi, Balkish Mahadir, Tahir Aris   +7 more
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Predictors of intention to quit at participation and six-month abstinence in the participants of Hong Kong Quit-to-Win Contest (2009-2013) [PDF]

, 2015
Poster Discussion 23. Cessation - Predictors and Policies: no. PD-864-20Conference Theme: Tobacco and Non-Communicable DiseasesBACKGROUND: Quit and Win Contests were organized in many countries to attract a large number of smokers, who mostly had not ...
Chan, SSC, Cheung, YTD, Lai, V, Lam, OBC, Lam, TH, Lau, L, Leung, D, Wong, CN   +7 more
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Indonesian adolescents' reactions to different text and image types of pictorial health warnings for cigarette packages

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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Prevalence, perceptions and predictors of menthol cigarettes among African smokers: findings from the ITC Kenya and Zambia Surveys

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Research in high-income countries (HICs) has raised awareness of the harms of menthol cigarettes, providing the foundation for a growing movement in HICs to ban menthol.
Susan C Kaai, Jane Ong'ang'o, Lorraine Craig, Fastone Goma, Gang Meng, Lawrence Ikamari, Tara E Marshall, Geoffrey T Fong   +7 more
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Implementing smoke-free laws in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic literature review and proposed research Agenda

Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018
Background Globally, secondhand tobacco smoke causes over 365,000 deaths each year. To fulfill their obligations under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are increasingly enacting smoke-free laws ...
M. Justin Byron, Joanna Cohen, Shannon Frattaroli, Joel Gittelsohn, David Jernigan   +4 more
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