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Effects of Smoking and Smoking Cessation and Smoking Cessation Intervention
The threeto four-decade lag between peak in smoking prevalence and subsequent peak in smoking-related mortality was a major factor affecting public awareness of the substantial health hazards of tobacco use in developed countries (Lopez et al., 1994). This factor may be applicable to periodontal disease if this disease is chronically affected by smoking epidemic. We searched the literature elec...
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recent years as an alternative system for delivering smoking cessation services. The convenience of telephone counseling encourages program participation, which has been a significant barrier for formal treatment programs (Fiore et al., 1991; Lichtenstein and Hollis, 1992). Telephone quitlines can also be centralized; for example, one toll-free number can provide most cessation services to smok...
متن کاملSmoking cessation.
Cigarette smoking is arguably the major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the developed world. The Department of Health and Human Services in the United States classifies cigarette smoking as a chronic, often relapsing disease. Like most complex diseases, genetic and environmental factors play important roles and contribute to both smoking initiation and persistence. This review s...
متن کاملSmoking cessation.
Smoking cessation has been shown to be cost effective, even in older individuals. It is therefore important that this health promotion is not missed in this vulnerable group.
متن کاملSmoking cessation.
Cigarette smoking is the primary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and smoking cessation is the most effective means of stopping the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Worldwide, approximately a billion people smoke cigarettes and 80% reside in low-income and middle-income countries. Though in the United States there has been a substantial decline in cigarette s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Dental Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-0610,1476-5373
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4811026