Smokeless tobacco and oral cancer in South Asia: a systematic review with meta‐analysis

Z Khan, J Tönnies, S Müller - Journal of cancer epidemiology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Smokeless tobacco is considered one of the major risk factors for oral cancer. It
is estimated that over 90% of the global smokeless tobacco use burden is in South Asia …

Physical, behavioral, and cognitive effects of prenatal tobacco and postnatal secondhand smoke exposure

S Zhou, DG Rosenthal, S Sherman, J Zelikoff… - Current problems in …, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this review is to examine the rapidly expanding literature regarding the
effects of prenatal tobacco and postnatal secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure on child …

Maternal smokeless tobacco use in pregnancy and adverse health outcomes in newborns: a systematic review

AS Inamdar, RE Croucher… - Nicotine & Tobacco …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background: Perinatal morbidity and mortality are important indicators of maternal health
and the future health of the child. Smokeless tobacco (ST) use during pregnancy is …

[HTML][HTML] Smoking among dental students at King Saud University: Consumption patterns and risk factors

AS AlSwuailem, MK AlShehri, S Al-Sadhan - The Saudi Dental Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To assess smoking prevalence among dental students at King Saud University
(KSU) and to determine possible risk factors of tobacco use. Methods A self-addressed …

Smokeless tobacco control policies in South Asia: a gap analysis and recommendations

A Khan, R Huque, SK Shah, J Kaur… - nicotine & tobacco …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Almost a fifth of the world's tobacco is consumed in smokeless form. Its
consumption is particularly common in South Asia, where an increasing array of smokeless …

Tobacco use, smoking quit rates, and socioeconomic patterning among men and women: a cross-sectional survey in rural Andhra Pradesh, India

DJ Corsi, SV Subramanian, SA Lear… - European journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Tobacco use is common in India and a majority of users are in rural areas. We
examine tobacco use and smoking quit rates along gender and socioeconomic dimensions …

A cross-country comparison of knowledge, attitudes and practices about tobacco use: findings from the global adult tobacco survey

B Gupta, N Kumar - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2014 - koreascience.kr
Background: Knowledge and individual perceptions about adverse effects of all forms of
tobacco exert direct influence on the level of tobacco consumption in various socio …

[PDF][PDF] Smokeless tobacco, viruses and oral cancer

L Sand, M Wallström, JM Hirsch - Oral Health Dent Manag, 2014 - Citeseer
Abstract Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common epithelial malignancy
in the oral cavity. OSCCs and their variants constitute over 90% of oral malignancies, and …

Impact of smokeless tobacco packaging on perceptions and beliefs among youth, young adults, and adults in the US: findings from an internet-based cross-sectional …

SE Adkison, M Bansal-Travers, DM Smith… - Harm reduction …, 2014 - Springer
Background Research demonstrates that tobacco packaging elements (including health
warning labels, descriptive characteristics, and corporate branding) are associated with …

A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of varenicline for smokeless tobacco dependence in India

R Jain, S Jhanjee, V Jain, T Gupta… - nicotine & tobacco …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: The rate of smokeless tobacco use in India is 20%; its use causes serious
health problems, and no trial has assessed behavioral or pharmacological treatments for …