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Simulating the density reduction and equity impact of potential tobacco retail control policies
Background Reducing the provision of tobacco is important for decreasing inequalities in smoking and smoking-related harm. Various policies have been proposed to achieve this, but their ...
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The fraction of ischaemic heart disease and stroke attributable to smoking in the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asian regions
Correspondence to: Alexandra Martiniuk The George Institute for International Health, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Camperdown, NSW, 2050, Australia; amartiniuk{at}thegeorgeinstitute.org Background: ...
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Risk factors for tobacco dependence in adolescent smokers
Objective: To study the incidence of conversion to tobacco dependence (TD) and the prevalence of the TD state in relation to several potential determinants in a sample of adolescent smokers. Methods: ...
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Simulating future public health benefits of tobacco control interventions: a systematic review of models
Background To prioritise tobacco control interventions, simulating their health impacts is valuable. We undertook a systematic review of tobacco intervention simulation models to assess model ...
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Smoking trends in Mexico, 2002–2016: before and after the ratification of the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Introduction Mexico was the first Latin American country to ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in 2004, after which it implemented some key FCTC policies (e.g., taxes, ...
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Association between perceived changes in electronic cigarette retailer density and regulation support among adolescents in China
Background Adolescents’ support for the regulation of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) has been documented to be ...
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Costs and benefits of smoking cessation aids: making a case for public reimbursement of nicotine replacement therapy in Australia
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia Correspondence to: MsM Y Bertram School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, Mayne Medical ...
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Use and reasons for use of electronic vapour products shaped like USB flash drives among a national sample of adults
Objectives Assess use and reasons for use of electronic vapour products (EVPs) shaped like universal serial bus (USB) flash drives among adults in the USA. Methods Data came from SummerStyles, an ...
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Assessment of the European Union's illicit trade agreements with the four major Transnational Tobacco Companies
To address the illicit cigarette trade, the European Union (EU) has signed agreements with the four major Transnational Tobacco Companies (TTCs) that involve establishing extensive systems of ...
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Modelling the impact of menthol sales restrictions and retailer density reduction policies: insights from tobacco town Minnesota
Introduction Tobacco control policies focused on the retail environment have the potential to reduce tobacco use and tobacco-related health disparities through increasing direct and indirect costs.
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Interpreting results, impacts and implications from WHO FCTC tobacco control investment cases in 21 low-income and middle-income countries
Background Tobacco control investment cases analyse the health and socioeconomic costs of tobacco use and the benefits that can be achieved from implementing measures outlined in the WHO Framework ...
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The importance of continued engagement during the implementation phase of tobacco control policies in a middle-income country: the case of Costa Rica
Objective To analyse the process of implementing and enforcing smoke-free environments, tobacco advertising, tobacco taxes and health warning labels from Costa Rica's 2012 tobacco control law. Method ...