نتایج جستجو برای: smoking initiatives

تعداد نتایج: 127831  

2014
Saadiyah Rao Syeda Kanwal Aslam Sidra Zaheer Kashif Shafique

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking habit usually begins in adolescence. The developing countries in South Asia like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Nepal, where the largest segment of the population is comprised of adolescents, are more susceptible to smoking epidemic and its consequences. Therefore, it is important to identify the association between anti-smoking initiatives and current smoking sta...

Journal: :The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners 2010
Colin R Simpson Julia Hippisley-Cox Aziz Sheikh

BACKGROUND Smoking represents the most important cause of avoidable morbidity and mortality in the economically developed world. The UK has recently introduced a range of initiatives aiming to reduce smoking prevalence and smoking-related health inequalities. AIM To investigate the epidemiology of smoking in UK general practice. DESIGN OF STUDY Cross-sectional study. SETTING A total of 52...

2011
Rachel M Freathy Gbenga R Kazeem Richard W Morris Paul C D Johnson Lavinia Paternoster Shah Ebrahim Andrew T Hattersley Anita Hill Aroon D Hingorani Claus Holst Barbara J Jefferis Sofia I I Kring Vincent Mooser Sandosh Padmanabhan Martin Preisig Susan M Ring Naveed Sattar Mark N Upton Peter Vollenweider Gerard Waeber Thorkild I A Sørensen Timothy M Frayling Graham Watt Debbie A Lawlor Peter H Whincup Federica Tozzi George Davey Smith Marcus Munafò

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking is associated with lower body mass index (BMI), and a commonly cited reason for unwillingness to quit smoking is a concern about weight gain. Common variation in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene region (chromosome 15q25) is robustly associated with smoking quantity in smokers, but its association with BMI is unknown. We hypothesized that genotype would accurately refle...

Journal: :Addiction 2015
Timothy B Baker Michael C Fiore

likely to receive advice to quit from their GP than moderate-toheavy smokers: a comparison of national survey data from the Netherlands and England. Eur J Gen Pract 2013; 19: 99–105. 3. Chavannes N. H., Kaper J., Frijling B. D., van der Laan J. R., Jansen P. W. M., Guerrouj S., et al. NHG-Standaard Stoppen met roken [Guidelines on smoking cessation by the Dutch College of General Practitioners]...

2013
Anne Birgitte Jensen Lise Hounsgaard

BACKGROUND Smoking-related illnesses, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cardiovascular disease and lung cancer, are common in Greenland. Factors such as age, gender, cigarette use, restricted smoking at home and socio-economic determinants are well-known predictors for smoking and smoking cessation. In 2005, 66% of the adult population in were Greenland smokers, despite widespread ...

Journal: :Thorax 2004
A S M Abdullah C G Husten

The rapid rise in smoking in many developing countries will have devastating consequences; by 2030 the developing world is expected to have 7 million deaths annually from tobacco use. Many smokers express a desire to quit, but they often fail because they are addicted to tobacco. Although a number of cessation aids are now available in the developed world, their applicability and affordability ...

1995
Ronald F. Boisvert Shirley Browne Jack J. Dongarra Eric Grosse

This paper discusses the special characteristics and needs of software repositories and describes how these needs have been met by some existing repositories. These repositories include Netlib, the National HPCC Software Exchange, and the GAMS Virtual Repository. We also describe some systems that provide on-line access to various types of scientiic data. Finally, we outline a proposal for inte...

2016
efstathia M Konstantinidi

IntroductIon Passive-smoking is a major, preventable cause of disease, disability and death. It is estimated that the majority of the world’s population is still living in countries not fully covered by smoke-free public health regulations and Greece is unfortunately one of them. The aim of our study, conducted in October 2014, was to provide up to date information regarding determinants of exp...

Journal: :Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals 2008
Niyi Awofeso Teresa Irwin Gary Forrest

Average smoking prevalence among New South Wales (NSW) prisoners exceeds 72%. Most inmates have no intention to stop smoking in the short term, making management of prisonbased smoking cessation (Quit) programs difficult.1-3 The NSW Tobacco Action Plan identifies prisoners as a priority group for smoking cessation initiatives.4 The cost to Justice Health of structured smoking cessation programs...

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