RESULTS There is strong evidence of the effects of maternal tobacco use and secondhand
smoke exposure on adverse pregnancy outcomes. Tobacco use is the leading preventable …

Tobacco smoking is the world's leading cause of premature death and disability. Global
targets to reduce premature deaths by 25% by 2025 will require a substantial increase in the …

BACKGROUND: Questionnaires are often used in assessing health-related quality of life in
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is important that these …

In this work, we introduce the basic reproduction number R 0 for a general epidemic model
with graded cure, relapse and nonlinear incidence rate in a non-constant population size …

Background Physicians involved in primary prevention are key players in CVD risk control
strategies, but the expected reduction in CVD risk that would be obtained if all patients …

Introduction Despite the negative consequences of alcohol and other drug use during
pregnancy, few interventions for pregnant women are implemented, and little is known about …

Abstract Objectives Primary: To compare the effectiveness of intensive group and individual
interventions for smoking cessation in a primary health care setting; secondary: to identify …

Brief behaviour change counselling (BBCC) that is integrated into routine health care has
been shown to be effective in helping patients modify risk behaviours for non-communicable …

Background Primary health care (PHC) settings offer opportunities for tobacco use
screening and brief cessation advice, but data on such activities in South Africa are limited …

Objectives The value of early detection and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) is currently unknown. We assessed the cost effectiveness of primary care …