E-cigarette initiation and associated changes in smoking cessation and reduction: the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, 2013–2015

KM Berry, LM Reynolds, JM Collins… - Tobacco …, 2019 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background The role of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) in product transitions has been
debated. Methods We used nationally representative data from the Population Assessment …

Smoking cessation after acute coronary syndrome: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

S Lovatt, CW Wong, E Holroyd, R Butler… - … Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Smoking cessation is an effective secondary prevention measure after acute
coronary syndrome (ACS). We conducted a systematic review with the aim to better …

Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) reliability and validity study: selected reliability and validity estimates

R Tourangeau, T Yan, H Sun, A Hyland… - Tobacco …, 2019 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Introduction This paper reports a study done to estimate the reliability and validity of answers
to the Youth and Adult questionnaires of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health …

The deleterious effects of smoking on the development and progression of chronic pancreatitis

SY Han, DL Conwell, PT Diaz, A Ferketich, CY Jeon… - Pancreatology, 2022 - Elsevier
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) represents a fibro-inflammatory disease of the exocrine pancreas
characterized by irreversible damage to the pancreas, and ultimately loss of pancreatic …

Sperm concentration and semen volume increase after smoking cessation in infertile men

D Kulaksiz, T Toprak, E Tokat, M Yilmaz… - International Journal of …, 2022 - nature.com
Smoking has negative reproductive consequences. This study investigated the effect of
smoking cessation on the main semen parameters. We included 90 participants who applied …

Utilization of lung cancer screening in the Medicare fee-for-service population

TD Tailor, BC Tong, J Gao, LM Henderson… - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Background A number of organizations, including the US Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF), recommend lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose CT (LDCT) imaging for …

Lifestyle and work ability in a general working population in Norway: a cross-sectional study

IM Oellingrath, MM De Bortoli, MV Svendsen… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the association between multiple lifestyle-
related risk factors (unhealthy diet, low leisure-time physical activity, overweight/obesity and …

Smoking and subsequent human papillomavirus infection: a mediation analysis

RC Eldridge, M Pawlita, L Wilson, PE Castle… - Annals of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose Smoking is an established risk factor for a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
advancing to cervical precancer and cancer, but its role earlier in the natural history is less …

Validity of the DSM-5 craving criterion for alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, and non-prescription use of prescription painkillers (opioids)

D Shmulewitz, M Stohl, E Greenstein… - Psychological …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Background Although the DSM-5 was adopted in 2013, the validity of the new substance
use disorder (SUD) diagnosis and craving criterion has not been investigated systematically …

Trends in education-related smoking disparities among US Black or African American and White adults: intersections of race, sex, and region

K Choi, JT Jones, AL Ruybal, TS McNeel… - Nicotine and …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Despite its overall decline in the United States, trends in cigarette smoking
could vary by intersection with demographic characteristics. We explored trends in …