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Interventions for tobacco smoking.
Around 19% of US adults smoke cigarettes, and smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of death in this country. Without treatment only ~5% of smokers who try to quit achieve long-term abstinence, but evidence-based cessation treatment increases this figure to 10% to 30%. The process of smoking cessation comprises different pragmatically defined phases, and these can help guide smoking treat...
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of tuberculosis in adult men in India is 2-4 times higher than in women. Tobacco smoking is prevalent almost exclusively among men, so it is possible that tobacco smoking may be a risk factor for developing pulmonary tuberculosis. A nested case control study was carried out to study the association between tobacco smoking and pulmonary tuberculosis. METHODS A tubercu...
متن کاملSmoking and oral tobacco use
Smoking has been causally associated with increased mortality from several diseases. This chapter provides global and regional estimates of premature mortality and disease burden in 2000 caused by tobacco use, including an analysis of uncertainty. It also describes a method for estimating the future burden of disease that could be avoided through smoking cessation or prevention. Comparable data...
متن کاملMathematical description and prognosis of synergistic interaction of radon and tobacco smoking
Background: Radon and its short-lived decay products are considered as the important sources of public exposure to natural radioactivity. The synergistic interaction between tobacco smoking and radon is known to be an actual problem. This study has provided a mathematical description and prognosis of the carcinogenic effects after combined action of radon with smoking. Materials and Me...
متن کاملFamily Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Conclusions: The effects of new outdoor tobacco advertising restrictions vary by location and population density. InMissouri andNewYork, outdoor tobacco advertising would still be permitted in many locations if such advertising was prohibited in a 1000-foot buffer zone around schools and playgrounds. Much smaller buffer zones of 350 feet may result in almost no reduction of outdoor advertising ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Science
سال: 1900
ISSN: 0036-8075,1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.11.277.633