The health, social and economic impact of chronic diseases is well documented in Europe.
However, chronic diseases threaten relatively more the 'memorandum and …

Background Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This
multicenter, cross-sectional survey was designed to estimate the cardiovascular (CV) risk …

Background. Rates of tobacco treatment delivery in primary care are suboptimal. Aims. We
report on the effectiveness of the TiTAN Crete intervention on rates of patient-reported 4As …

Aim The aim of this paper is to compare the evolution of health risk behaviours between
undergraduate nursing and social work students. Background Nursing includes the …

The use of evidence-based smoking cessation interventions (SCIs) can significantly
increase the number of successful smoking cessation attempts. To obtain an overview of the …

METHODS A pool of 26 baseline questions evaluating exposure to SHS was administered
to 178 non-smoking adults (mean age 68.1 years), recruited from both urban and rural …

Primary health care has an operational advantage in overall health promotion, as preventive
activities and the management of multimorbidity are placed highly within its agenda. A key …

Introduction: One of the most important components of emergency medical services (EMS)
which plays a major role in reducing mortality and disability of victims is access to healthcare …

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Rates of tobacco use in Greece are among the highest in
Europe and are responsible for an enormous burden of chronic disease and death. A large …

Introduction: One of the major barriers for providing emergency medical services (EMS) is
the inappropriate and poor transportation. The aim of this study was to prioritize the EMS …