Prevention of stroke: a global perspective

JD Pandian, SL Gall, MP Kate, GS Silva, RO Akinyemi… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Along with the rising global burden of disability attributed to stroke, costs of stroke care are
rising, providing the impetus to direct our research focus towards effective measures of …

Electronic cigarettes: patterns of use, health effects, use in smoking cessation and regulatory issues

MA Rahman, N Hann, A Wilson… - Tobacco induced …, 2014 - Springer
Background Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are battery-powered devices that vaporize a
liquid solution to deliver a dose of inhaled nicotine to the user. There is ongoing debate …

Adolescent and young adult perceptions of hookah and little cigars/cigarillos: implications for risk messages

J Cornacchione, KG Wagoner… - Journal of health …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Use of hookah and little cigars/cigarillos (LCCs) is high among adolescents and young
adults. Although these products have health effects similar to cigarettes, adolescents and …

[HTML][HTML] Carga do tabagismo no Brasil e benefício potencial do aumento de impostos sobre os cigarros para a economia e para a redução de mortes e adoecimento

M Pinto, A Bardach, A Palacios, A Biz… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
A prevalência do tabagismo no Brasil reduziu sobremaneira nas últimas décadas, mas o
país ainda tem uma elevada carga de doença associada a este fator de risco. O objetivo …

Impact of cigarette price and tobacco control policies on youth smoking experimentation in Albania

E Merkaj, E Zhllima, D Imami, I Gjika… - Tobacco …, 2024 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background Albania has one of the highest smoking prevalence in Europe especially
among the youth. There is a lack of evidence in Albania, as well as in most of Eastern …

The association between cigarette affordability and consumption: an update

Y He, C Shang, FJ Chaloupka - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objectives This study calculates cigarette affordability for 78 countries worldwide from 2001
to 2014 using the Relative Income Price (RIP) ratio defined as the percentage of per capita …

Burden of smoking in Brazil and potential benefit of increasing taxes on cigarettes for the economy and for reducing morbidity and mortality

M Pinto, A Bardach, A Palacios, A Biz… - Cadernos de saude …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
The prevalence of smoking in Brazil has decreased considerably in recent decades, but the
country still has a high burden of disease associated with this risk factor. The study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Price elasticity of tobacco products among economic classes in India, 2011–2012

S Selvaraj, S Srivastava, A Karan - BMJ open, 2015 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The objectives of this study are to:(1) examine the pattern of price elasticity of
three major tobacco products (bidi, cigarette and leaf tobacco) by economic groups of …

Better cigarette tax policies and higher tobacco excise tax revenues

HM Lee, J Drope, CM Guerrero-López… - Tobacco …, 2024 - tobaccocontrol.bmj.com
Background In November 2021, the Tobacconomics team published the second edition of
the Cigarette Tax Scorecard which evaluates cigarette taxation in each country based on …

Determinants of regular smoking onset in South Africa using duration analysis

N Vellios, C van Walbeek - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives South Africa has achieved significant success with its tobacco control policy.
Between 1994 and 2012, the real price of cigarettes increased by 229%, while regular …