Tobacco Use Cessation
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Treating tobacco dependence in a medical setting.

23 Aug 2009 The US Public Health Service Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence 2008 Update emphasizes tobacco use as a chronic medical disorder; highlights both behavioral counseling and the use of 1 or more of the 7 approved medications; and points ... Read more...

Test-retest reliability of web-based retrospective self-report of tobacco exposure and risk.

9 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Retrospectively collected data about the development and maintenance of behaviors that impact health are a valuable source of information. Establishing the reliability of retrospective measures is a necessary step in determining the ... Read more...

Reducing stillbirths: behavioural and nutritional interventions before and during pregnancy.

5 May 2009 BACKGROUND: The vast majority of global stillbirths occur in low- and middle-income countries, and in many settings, the majority of stillbirths occur antenatally, prior to the onset of labour. Poor nutritional status, lack of antenatal care and a ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tobacco Use Cessation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Curbing teen tobacco use. 29 Sep 2009
• Treating tobacco dependence in a medical setting. 23 Aug 2009
• Test-retest reliability of web-based retrospective self-report of tobacco exposure and risk. 9 Aug 2009
• Customizing anticancer strategies to local needs. 7 Jun 2009
• Reducing stillbirths: behavioural and nutritional interventions before and during pregnancy. 5 May 2009
• North Carolina dental hygiene students' opinions about tobacco cessation education and practices in their programs. 29 Apr 2009
• An electronic health record-based intervention to improve tobacco treatment in primary care: a cluster-randomized controlled trial. 25 Apr 2009
• Smokeless tobacco cessation in military personnel: a randomized controlled trial. 22 Apr 2009
• Healthcare financing systems for increasing the use of tobacco dependence treatment. 13 Apr 2009
• Tobacco dependence and withdrawal: science base, challenges and opportunities for pharmacotherapy. 6 Apr 2009
• Women helping chewers: Effects of partner support on 12-month tobacco abstinence in a smokeless tobacco cessation trial. 3 Mar 2009
• Has smoking prevalence markedly decreased despite more cigarettes released for sale? 25 Feb 2009
• An integrated approach to treat tobacco addiction in countries with high tuberculosis incidence. 12 Feb 2009
• Tobacco education in US physician assistant programs. 30 Dec 2008
• Substance use treatment needs among recent veterans. 30 Dec 2008
• Helping patients to quit tobacco use: integration of South Dakota QuitLine services. 30 Dec 2008
• Fighting tobacco addiction through public policy. 30 Dec 2008
• Overview of tobacco cessation. 30 Dec 2008
• [Varenicline - pharmacological therapy of tobacco dependence] 30 Dec 2008
• Implementing smokeless tobacco instruction into medical student education: addressing the gap. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Tobacco Use Cessation'

Definition: Cessation of the habit of using tobacco products for smoking or chewing, including the use of snuff.

Descriptor UI: D020340

Alternative terms: Tobacco Use Cessation; Cessation, Tobacco Use; Cessations, Tobacco Use; Tobacco Use Cessations; Use Cessation, Tobacco; Use Cessations, Tobacco; Tobacco Cessation; Cessation, Tobacco; Cessations, Tobacco; Tobacco Cessations; Smokeless Tobacco Cessation; Cessation, Smokeless Tobacco; Cessations, Smokeless Tobacco; Smokeless Tobacco Cessations; Tobacco Cessation, Smokeless; Tobacco Cessations, Smokeless;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; ethnology; history; methods; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F01.145.940;

History Note: 99

Technical Notes: SMOKING CESSATION is also available