Background Increases in tobacco taxes are widely regarded as a highly effective strategy for
reducing tobacco use and its consequences. Methods The voluminous literature on tobacco …

Aims To identify the predictors of attempts to stop smoking and the predictors of quit attempt
success in adult general population samples. Methods We performed an electronic search …

52 Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies 64 Protect people from tobacco smoke 70
Offer help to quit tobacco use 76 Warn about the dangers of tobacco 76 Health warning …

This report, the fifth in the series of WHO reports on the global tobacco epidemic, presents a
country-level examination of the epidemic and identifies countries that have applied effective …

WHO has produced a first comprehensive analysis of global tobacco use and control: The
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic 2008. The report confirms that the global …

OBJECTIVE. There is no safe level of exposure to tobacco smoke. Thirdhand smoke is
residual tobacco smoke contamination that remains after the cigarette is extinguished …

Objective To evaluate the impact of telling patients their estimated spirometric lung age as
an incentive to quit smoking. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Five general …

This paper outlines the design features, data collection methods and analytic strategies of
the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey, a prospective study of more …

Background: In nations with histories of declining smoking prevalence and comprehensive
tobacco control policies, smoking-positive cultures have been severely eroded. Smoking …

Objectives. We compared smoking quit rates by age in a nationally representative sample to
determine differences in cessation rates among younger and older adults. Methods. We …