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Electronic Cigarette Use and Progression from Experimentation to Established Smoking

Scientific article

Abstract BACKGROUND: It has been shown that never-smoking adolescents who try electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are at increased risk of subsequent conventional cigarette smoking. We evaluated associations between e-cigarette use and...

Is Smoking a Risk Factor for Tinnitus? A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Estimation of the Population Attributable Risk in Germany

Scientific article

22 February 2018

Abstract Objective: To assess the epidemiological association of smoking status and tinnitus with a systematic review and meta-analysis and to estimate the population attributable risk in Germany. Data sources: A systematic literature...

Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Primary School Children: A Survey in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Scientific article

7 December 2017

ABSTRACT Introduction: We report on second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure based on saliva cotinine levels among children in Bangladesh—a country with laws against smoking in public places. Methods: A survey of primary school children from two...

Individual and Contextual Factors Associated with Tobacco, Alcohol, and Cannabis Use among Chilean Adolescents

Scientific article

1 March 2017

Abstract We studied the association between individual and contextual variables and the use of tobacco, alcohol, or cannabis in the last 30 days preceding the study, considering the hierarchical nature of students nested in schools. We used...

Low Cigarette Consumption and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke

Scientific article

Abstract Objective: To use the relation between cigarette consumption and cardiovascular disease to quantify the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke for light smoking (one to five cigarettes/day). Design: Systematic review and meta...

Smoking Cessation Support for Regular Smokers in Hungarian Primary Care

Scientific article

3 February 2018

Abstract Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of general practitioners’ (GPs’) smoking cessation support (SCS). Study design: We carried out a cross-sectional study between February and April 2016. Setting and...

Poverty and Smoking

Book

28 September 2000

This chapter examines the association between poverty and tobacco use. It provides a comprehensive review of the data on smoking prevalence and consumption levels in different socio-economic groups, both within individual countries and...

Prevalence of Tobacco Consumption among Young Physicians at a Regional University Hospital in Southern Spain

Scientific article

1 February 2018

Abstract Introduction: The aim of the study is to analyse the prevalence of smoking among resident physicians at a regional university hospital. In addition, we examined the trends in the smoking behaviour of physicians in relation to...

Effects of Prefrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Motivation to Quit in Tobacco Smokers

Scientific article

26 January 2018

Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to reduce cravings in tobacco addiction; however, results have been somewhat mixed. In this study, we hypothesized that...

Management and Point-of-Care for Tobacco Dependence (PROMPT)

Scientific article

1 January 2018

Abstract Objective: To determine the feasibility of a Community-Based Participatory Tobacco Dependence Strategy (PROMPT) in the inner city population of Ottawa (Canada). Design: A feasibility mixed methods prospective cohort study following...