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Social correlates of cigarette smoking among Icelandic adolescents : a population-based cross-sectional study
(BMC, 2012-08-22)
BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that between 80 and 90 percent of adult smokers report having started smoking before 18 years of age. Several studies have revealed that multiple social factors influence the likelihood ...
Comparison of a high and a low intensity smoking cessation intervention in a dentistry setting in Sweden : a randomized trial
(BMC, 2012-08-22)
BACKGROUND: Tobacco is still the number one life style risk factor for ill health and premature death and also one of the major contributors to oral problems and diseases. Dentistry may be a potential setting for several ...
A fundamental, national, medical disaster management plan : an education-based model
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-05-25)
During disasters, especially earthquakes, health systems are expected to play an essential role in reducing mortality and morbidity. The most significant naturally occurring disaster in Iran is earthquakes; they have killed ...
Symptoms in smokers trying to quit
(International Society for the Prevention of Tobacco Induced DiseasesEuropean Publishing, 2012-08-22)
AIMS: To describe the prevalence and intensity of different symptoms in relation to tobacco abstinence. To explore latent dimensions between symptoms in smokers trying to quit.
DESIGN: A cross sectional study using ...
Quitline in smoking cessation : a cost-effectiveness analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-08-24)
OBJECTIVES: The cost-effectiveness of the Swedish quitline, a nation-wide, free of charge service, is assessed.
METHODS: The study was based on data of a sample of 1131 callers enrolled from February 1, 2000 to ...
Are non-responders in a quitline evaluation more likely to be smokers?
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2012-08-22)
BACKGROUND: In evaluation of smoking cessation programs including surveys and clinical trials the tradition has been to treat non-responders as smokers. The aim of this paper is to assess smoking behaviour of non-responders ...
Disseminating evidence from health technology assessment : the case of tobacco prevention
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-08-24)
OBJECTIVES: The aims of the present study were to investigate the awareness among dentists and dental hygienists of evidence-based reports and guidelines on tobacco cessation activities and the impact these publications ...
Immunophenotypic characterization of the leukemic B-cells from Iranian patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia : association between CD38 expression and disease progression
(Iranian Society for Immunology and AllergyShiraz Institute for Cancer Research, 2013-04-26)
Background: Patients with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) have heterogeneous clinical courses, thus several biological parameters need to be added to the current clinical staging systems to predict disease ...
Selenite induces apoptosis in sarcomatoid malignant mesothelioma cells through oxidative stress
(Elsevier, 2021-02-08)
Malignant mesothelioma cells differentiate into sarcomatoid or epithelioid phenotypes. The sarcomatoid cell type is more resistant to chemotherapy and yields a worse prognosis. We have investigated whether selenite alone ...