Tobacco Use Disorder - Epidemiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Perioperative peripheral nerve injuries: a retrospective study of 380,680 cases during a 10-year period at a single institution.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Peripheral nerve injuries represent a notable source of anesthetic complications and can be debilitating. The objective of this study was to identify associations with peripheral nerve injury in a broad surgical population cared for in ... Read more...

[Smoking and nicotine dependence]

25 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The prevalence of smoking is decreasing. At the same time, studies suggest that the relative proportion of nicotine dependent smokers is increasing. This may leave us with a smaller, but more problematic group of smokers. Few studies ... Read more...

A smoking ban in public places increases the efficacy of bupropion and counseling on cessation outcomes at 1 year.

2 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: Legal restrictions have contributed to the decline in smoking prevalence in several European countries. We investigated the impact of the Italian 2005 indoor smoking ban on the efficacy of counseling alone or in combination with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Tobacco Use Disorder - Epidemiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• WHO's Western Pacific region agrees tobacco-control plan. 8 Oct 2009
• Perioperative peripheral nerve injuries: a retrospective study of 380,680 cases during a 10-year period at a single institution. 30 Aug 2009
• [Smoking and nicotine dependence] 25 Aug 2009
• A smoking ban in public places increases the efficacy of bupropion and counseling on cessation outcomes at 1 year. 2 Aug 2009
• Health practices of Canadian physicians. 30 Jul 2009
• Opium, tobacco and alcohol: the evolving legitimacy of international action. 30 Jul 2009
• Maternal smoking during pregnancy predicts nicotine disorder (dependence or withdrawal) in young adults - a birth cohort study. 30 Jul 2009
• Treating tobacco dependence in light of the 2008 US Department of Health and Human Services clinical practice guideline. 30 Jul 2009
• International Spanish/English Internet smoking cessation trial yields 20% abstinence rates at 1 year. 27 Jul 2009
• Nicotine dependence and psychiatric disorders among young males in Singapore. 22 Jul 2009
• [Why do doctors smoke?] 29 Jun 2009
• Analysis of mechanisms underlying depressive and addictive comorbid disorders in adolescents should not ignore nicotine use and dependence. 29 Jun 2009
• Consumer awareness and attitudes related to new potential reduced-exposure tobacco product brands. 16 Jun 2009
• Results of the application of the American Diabetes Association guidelines regarding tobacco dependency in subjects with diabetes mellitus. 16 Jun 2009
• Global economic and health benefits of tobacco control: part 1. 15 Jun 2009
• [Smoking and sleep disorders] 4 Jun 2009
• Multiple distinct risk loci for nicotine dependence identified by dense coverage of the complete family of nicotinic receptor subunit (CHRN) genes. 3 Jun 2009
• Tobacco regulation: autonomy up in smoke? 30 May 2009
• Changes in tobacco use among adolescent smokers in substance abuse treatment. 30 May 2009
• Consequences of smoking during pregnancy on maternal health. 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Tobacco Use Disorder'

Definition: Tobacco used to the detriment of a person's health or social functioning. Tobacco dependence is included.

Descriptor UI: D014029

Alternative terms: Tobacco Use Disorder; Disorder, Tobacco Use; Tobacco Use Disorders; Tobacco-Use Disorder; Disorder, Tobacco-Use; Nicotine Use Disorder; Disorder, Nicotine Use; Nicotine Use Disorders; Use Disorder, Nicotine; Tobacco Dependence; Dependence, Tobacco; Tobacco Dependences; Nicotine Dependence; Dependence, Nicotine;

Related Mesh Headings: Smoking Cessation;

Allowable Qualifiers: nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality;

Tree Number: C21.739.912; F03.900.912;

History Note: 81

Technical Notes: includes cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco & snuff; a psychiatric diag: do not confuse with SMOKING /adv eff; note X ref NICOTINE DEPENDENCE: do not coord with NICOTINE unless nicotine is substantially discussed as a chemical