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Anti-tobacco control industry strategies in Turkey
Background Transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) penetrated the Turkish cigarette market due to trade and investment liberalization in the post-1980 period and eventually... -
Use of aids for smoking cessation and alcohol reduction: A population survey ...
Background It is important for policy planning to chart the methods smokers and high-risk drinkers use to help them change their behaviour. This study assessed prevalence of... -
Smoking and finances: baseline characteristics of low income daily smokers in...
Background Financial stress is a barrier to successful smoking cessation and a key predictor of relapse. Little is known about the financial situation of low-income Australian... -
The BeHealthyR Study: a randomized trial of a multicomponent intervention to ...
Background Compared to higher socioeconomic status (SES) groups, those in lower SES groups are financially strained, experience higher rates of smoking-related morbidity, are in... -
It’s Not All About Price: Factors associated with roll-your-own tobacco use a...
Background Smoking prevalence in Ireland is falling in all age groups, but the prevalence of roll-your-own (RYO) tobacco use is rising among young people. This qualitative study... -
Quit outcomes among clients ineligible for cessation medication through the s...
Background Distribution of tobacco cessation medications through state quitlines increases service utilization and quit outcomes. However, some state quitlines have moved to... -
Cumulative exposure to environmental pollutants during early pregnancy and re...
Background: Reduced fetal growth is associated with perinatal and later morbidity. Prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants is linked to reduced fetal growth at birth, but... -
Absence of multiplicative interactions between occupational lung carcinogens ...
Background Tobacco smoking is the main cause of lung cancer, but it is not the sole causal factor. Significant proportions of workers are smokers and exposed to occupational... -
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Background Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities, the explicit and sustained commitment of which was... -
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Background A healthy lifestyle can be beneficial for one’s mental health. Thus, identifying healthy lifestyle choices that promote psychological well-being and reduce mental... -
Effects of tobacco exposure on perinatal suicidal ideation, depression, and a...
Background Previous studies have stressed the importance of tobacco exposure for the mood disorders of depression and anxiety. Although a few studies have focused on perinatal... -
Trends in risk factors for coronary heart disease in the Netherlands.
Background Favourable trends in risk factor levels in the general population may partly explain the decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) morbidity and mortality. Our aim was... -
Trends in the ease of cigarette purchase among Korean adolescents: evidence f...
Background According to the Juvenile Protection Act in Korea, no one is allowed to sell, rent, or distribute tobacco products to adolescents. Furthermore, the Framework...