We undertook a systematic review to identify and summarise studies on hardcore smoking
and hardening to: determine the degree of variability in definitions of hardcore smoking and …

Background: This study was undertaken to identify the socio-demographic determinants of
quit attemptsamong smokers and smokeless tobacco users to identify correlates of tobacco …

Background: Smoking tobacco is considered as a leading cause of preventable death,
mostly in developing countries like India. One of the primary goals of international tobacco …

Background: Hardcore smoking is represented by a subset of daily smokers with high
nicotine dependence, inability to quit and unwillingness to quit. Estimating the related …

Background: India has completed the second round of the Global Adult Tobacco Survey
(GATS) to monitor adult tobacco use and progress in tobacco control efforts. This study …

This study examines the prevalence of and factors associated with “hardcore” use of smoked
and smokeless tobacco (SLT) products in Bangladesh and the variation in the ages people …

Background Hard core smokers have been studied in many countries but only a few trials
have compared the effectiveness of smoking cessation with other smokers. The objective of …

Introduction: In India, over 200 million people use smokeless tobacco (SLT), which
increases the risk of cancers. Studies have demonstrated mass media campaigns effectively …

Background and Objectives The existence of smokers who are resistant to smoking
cessation interventions has attracted considerable interest in recent years. Given the paucity …