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Open AccessEffectiveness of a Post-discharge Phone-Based Smoking Cessation Intervention for Patients with Severe Mental Health Disorders: The 061 Quitmental Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
A pragmatic double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted in Barcelona to assess a telephone-based smoking cessation intervention’s effectiveness for individuals with mental health disorders post-disc...
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Training in Tobacco Dependence and Cessation Treatment Among Nursing Students in Catalonia (ECTEC Study): Cross-Sectional Study
Nursing students are part of the future health labor force; thus, knowing their knowledge and participation in tobacco control is of importance. Multicenter cross-sectional study conducted to assess nursing st...
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Clinical practice guidelines for the optimization of hemato-oncological care: the ICOPraxis
The Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO) is a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) responsible for the oncological care of 46% of the Catalan population.
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Open AccessA GBD 2019 study of health and Sustainable Development Goal gains and forecasts to 2030 in Spain
This study aimed to report mortality, risk factors, and burden of diseases in Spain. The Global Burden of Disease, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2019 estimates the burden due to 369 diseases, injuries, and impair...
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Open AccessTobacco cessation among smokers under substance use treatment for alcohol and/or cannabis: study protocol and pilot study
Approximately 80% of people with a substance use disorder (SUD) are smokers. Starting SUD treatment offers the opportunity to also quit smoking. The ACT-ATAC project aims to identify the predictors associated ...
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Open AccessThe association between tobacco control policy implementation and country-level socioeconomic factors in 31 European countries
European countries have made significant progress in implementing tobacco control policies to reduce tobacco use; however, whether socioeconomic status (SES) of a country may influence the implementation of su...
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Online sales compliance with the electronic cigarettes ban in India: a content analysis
To investigate the availability of and to characterise the internet electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) vendors (IEVs) that continued to sell va** devices in an Indian city despite the promulgation of an Indi...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of a telephone-based intervention for smoking cessation in patients with severe mental disorders: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Up to 75% of inpatients with mental disorders smoke, and their life expectancy is decreased by up to 25 years compared to the general population. Hospitalized patients without monitoring after discharge quickl...
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Open AccessThe role of middle managers in tobacco control after a national smoke-free hospital campus ban
Much of the recent health services research on tobacco control implementation has explored general views and perceptions of health professionals and has rarely taken into account middle management’s perspectiv...
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Open AccessPotential health gains and health losses in eleven EU countries attainable through feasible prevalences of the life-style related risk factors alcohol, BMI, and smoking: a quantitative health impact assessment
Influencing the life-style risk-factors alcohol, body mass index (BMI), and smoking is an European Union (EU) wide objective of public health policy. The population-level health effects of these risk-factors d...
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Open AccessEvaluation of tobacco specific nitrosamines exposure by quantification of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) in human hair of non-smokers
Chronic exposure to specific carcinogens present in secondhand smoke has been associated with different types of cancers. Hair is an ideal matrix to develop a proper biomarker as it absorbs substances in circu...
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Open AccessColorectal Cancer Screening Programme in Spain: Results of Key Performance Indicators After Five Rounds (2000–2012)
Effective quality assurance is essential in any screening programme. This article provides a unique insight into key quality indicators of five rounds of the first population-based colorectal cancer screening ...
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Particulate Matter from Electronic Cigarettes and Conventional Cigarettes: a Systematic Review and Observational Study
The aim of this study is to review the literature on the composition of aerosols from electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) originated by human va** and to describe the emission of particulate matter ≤2.5 μm ...
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High-throughput wide dynamic range procedure for the simultaneous quantification of nicotine and cotinine in multiple biological matrices using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
A straightforward, high-throughput method was developed and fully validated for the simultaneous determination of the specific tobacco biomarkers nicotine and its main metabolite cotinine in a wide dynamic ran...
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Factors influencing publication of scientific articles derived from masters theses in public health
To evaluate theses of a Masters program in Public Health (MPH), in terms of the students’ and theses’ characteristics that influence publication of the thesis as a scientific article.
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Open AccessImpact of a long-term tobacco-free policy at a comprehensive cancer center: a series of cross-sectional surveys
Spain has passed two smoke-free laws in the last years. In 2005, the law banned smoking in indoor places, and in 2010 the ban was extended to outdoor areas of certain premises such as hospitals. This study ass...
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Handwritten versus scanned signature on the invitation letter: does it make any difference in participation in a population-based study?
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Open AccessThe so-called "Spanish model" - Tobacco industry strategies and its impact in Europe and Latin America
To demonstrate the tobacco industry rationale behind the "Spanish model" on non-smokers' protection in hospitality venues and the impact it had on some European and Latin American countries between 2006 and 2011.
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Open AccessTobacco control policies in hospitals before and after the implementation of a national smoking ban in Catalonia, Spain
Diverse projects and guidelines to assist hospitals towards the attainment of comprehensive smoke-free policies have been developed. In 2006, Spain government passed a new smoking ban that reinforce tobacco co...
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Open AccessTrends in socioeconomic inequalities in cancer mortality in Barcelona: 1992–2003
The objective of this study was to assess trends in cancer mortality by educational level in Barcelona from 1992 to 2003.
