Background Financial incentives, monetary or vouchers, are widely used in an attempt to
precipitate, reinforce and sustain behaviour change, including smoking cessation. They …

Simple Summary Periodontal disease consists of a wide range of inflammatory conditions
that affect the supporting apparatus of teeth, and is highly prevalent in adults worldwide …

Background Financial incentives promote many health behaviors, but effective ways to
deliver health incentives remain uncertain. Methods We randomly assigned CVS Caremark …

Background Whether financial incentives, pharmacologic therapies, and electronic
cigarettes (e-cigarettes) promote smoking cessation among unselected smokers is …

Background A 2011 report from the National Lung Screening Trial indicates that three
annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screenings for lung cancer reduced lung …

This study illuminates the association between cigarette smoking and adult mortality in the
contemporary United States. Recent studies have estimated smoking-attributable mortality …

The UK is currently facing two inter-related socio-economic challenges. One is the now well-
documented 'productivity puzzle'; the crisis of persistent low productivity growth across the …

Introduction Information on morbidity-related productivity losses attributable to cigarette
smoking, an important component of the economic burden of cigarette smoking, is limited …

Background Tobacco control investment cases analyse the health and socioeconomic costs
of tobacco use and the benefits that can be achieved from implementing measures outlined …

Objectives Obesity and smoking are two leading health risk factors and consume substantial
health care resources. This study estimates and tracks annual per-capita health care …