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Volume 1 (2006), Issue 5 (May)

1. Characteristics and prevalence of hardcore smokers attending UK general practitioners.
   BMC Fam Pract, 7: 24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Functional variants of antioxidant genes in smokers with COPD and in those with normal lung function.
   Thorax, 61(5): 394-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. The relationship of rhinovirus-associated asthma hospitalizations with inhaled corticosteroids and smoking.
   J Infect Dis, 193(11): 1536-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Smoking and occupational asthma.
   Clin Exp Allergy, 36(5): 577-84. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Extended treatment with bupropion SR for cigarette smoking cessation.
   J Consult Clin Psychol, 74(2): 286-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Analyzing milestones in smoking cessation: illustration in a nicotine patch trial in adult smokers.
   J Consult Clin Psychol, 74(2): 276-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Systemic CD4+ T-cell activation is correlated with FEV1 in smokers.
   Respir Med, 100(6): 1088-93. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Racial and gender differences in susceptibility to tobacco smoke among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
   Respir Med, 100(6): 1110-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Smoking cessation among Chinese young smokers: does gender and age difference matters and what are the predictors?
   Addict Behav, 31(5): 913-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Motivation to quit as a mediator of tobacco cessation among at-risk youth.
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 880-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Smoking status of Australian general practice patients and their attempts to quit.
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 758-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Childhood friends who smoke: do they influence adolescents to make smoking transitions?
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 889-900. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Working memory in cigarette smokers: comparison to non-smokers and effects of abstinence.
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 833-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Stress and cigarette smoking in Korean men with diabetes.
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 901-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Nine-year prediction of adolescent smoking by number of smoking parents.
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 788-801. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Smoking in pregnancy: the role of the transtheoretical model and the mother's attachment to the fetus.
    Addict Behav, 31(5): 743-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Validation of a model of lung cancer risk prediction among smokers.
    J Natl Cancer Inst, 98(9): 637-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Hyperlipidaemia, lack of sleep and smoking as risk factors for proteinuria among high altitude mountain trekkers.
    Nephrology (Carlton), 11(2): 131-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. The economic impact of a smoke-free bylaw on restaurant and bar sales in Ottawa, Canada.
    Addiction, 101(5): 738-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Changes in cannabis use and its consequences over 3 years in a remote indigenous population in northern Australia.
    Addiction, 101(5): 696-705. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Associations of serum carotenoid concentrations with the development of diabetes and with insulin concentration: interaction with smoking: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study.
    Am J Epidemiol, 163(10): 929-37. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Active and passive smoking and development of glucose intolerance among young adults in a prospective cohort: CARDIA study.
    BMJ, 332(7549): 1064-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism modifies the smoking-cancer association: the Hisayama Study.
    Eur J Cancer Prev, 15(3): 196-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Cognitive status of young and older cigarette smokers: data from the international brain database.
    J Clin Neurosci, 13(4): 457-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Female sex and oral contraceptive use accelerate nicotine metabolism.
    Clin Pharmacol Ther, 79(5): 480-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Effect of smoking on crevicular polymorphonuclear neutrophil function in periodontally healthy subjects.
    J Periodontal Res, 41(3): 184-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator function is suppressed in cigarette smokers.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 173(10): 1139-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. Failure of surgery for scaphoid non-union is associated with smoking.
    J Hand Surg [Br], 31(3): 252-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Public and private domains of religiosity and adolescent smoking transitions.
    Soc Sci Med, 62(12): 3084-95. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Men's constructions of smoking in the context of women's tobacco reduction during pregnancy and postpartum.
    Soc Sci Med, 62(12): 3096-108. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Smoking enhances absorption of insulin but reduces glucodynamic effects in individuals using the Lilly-Dura inhaled insulin system.
    Diabet Med, 23(5): 510-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Exhaled metallic elements and serum pneumoproteins in asymptomatic smokers and patients with COPD or asthma.
    Chest, 129(5): 1288-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Inhaled marijuana smoke disrupts mitochondrial energetics in pulmonary epithelial cells in vivo.
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol, 290(6): L1202-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Tumor necrosis factor alpha and pulmonary function in Saskatchewan grain handlers.
    J Occup Environ Med, 48(5): 505-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Association between tobacco use and body mass index in urban Indian population: implications for public health in India.
    BMC Public Health, 6: 70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Genotype and smoking history affect risk of levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease.
    Mov Disord, 21(5): 654-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Smoking during pregnancy: association with childhood temperament, behavior, and academic performance.
    J Pediatr Psychol, 31(5): 490-500. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. The effects of nicotine gum and counseling among African American light smokers: a 2 x 2 factorial design.
    Addiction, 101(6): 883-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. The genetic epidemiology of cannabis use, abuse and dependence.
    Addiction, 101(6): 801-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer risk in Germany: a population-based case-control study.
    Int J Cancer, 119(3): 630-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. A comparison of carotenoids, retinoids, and tocopherols in the serum and buccal mucosa of chronic cigarette smokers versus nonsmokers.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 15(5): 993-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Smokers at higher risk for undetected antibody for oncogenic human papillomavirus type 16 infection.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 15(5): 915-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Tobacco smoking and colorectal hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 15(5): 897-901. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. High prevalence of smoking in Northern Greece.
    Prim Care Respir J, 15(2): 92-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Saliva of patients with Type 1 diabetes: effect of smoking on activity of lysosomal exoglycosidases.
    Oral Dis, 12(3): 278-82. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Persistent dysfunctional frontal lobe activation in former smokers.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl), 186(2): 191-200. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Delay discounting and the behavioural economics of cigarette purchases in smokers: the effects of nicotine deprivation.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl), 186(2): 255-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Interactions between THC and cannabidiol in mouse models of cannabinoid activity.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl), 186(2): 226-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Smoking, diabetes, and blood cholesterol differ in their associations with subclinical atherosclerosis: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
    Atherosclerosis, 186(2): 441-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. The impact of tobacco tax cuts on smoking initiation among Canadian young adults.
    Am J Prev Med, 30(6): 474-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Reactions of young adult smokers to warning labels on cigarette packages.
    Am J Prev Med, 30(6): 467-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Socio-economic status, smoking during pregnancy and birth outcomes: an analysis of cross-sectional community studies in Liverpool (1993-2001).
    J Child Health Care, 10(2): 140-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Upregulation of basic fibroblast growth factor in smokers with chronic bronchitis.
    Eur Respir J, 27(5): 957-63. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. Never-smokers with lung cancer: epidemiologic evidence of a distinct disease entity.
    J Clin Oncol, 24(15): 2245-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Early emphysematous changes in asymptomatic smokers: detection with 3He MR imaging.
    Radiology, 239(3): 875-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Science to practice: what is new about detecting emphysema?
    Radiology, 239(3): 619-20. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Is smoking related to body image satisfaction, stress, and self-esteem in young adults?
    Am J Health Behav, 30(3): 322-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Young adult smoker risk perceptions of traditional cigarettes and nontraditional tobacco products.
    Am J Health Behav, 30(3): 302-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Age of smoking onset as a predictor of smoking cessation during pregnancy.
    Am J Health Behav, 30(3): 247-58. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Heterogeneity in the smoking behavior of African American women.
    Am J Health Behav, 30(3): 237-46. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. Ways to say no: refusal skill strategies among urban adolescents.
    Am J Health Behav, 30(3): 227-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Does smoking influence the type of age related macular degeneration causing visual impairment?
    Br J Ophthalmol, 90(6): 724-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Association of intestinal granulomas with smoking, phenotype, and serology in Chinese patients with Crohn's disease.
    Am J Gastroenterol, 101(5): 1024-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Smoking scenes in popular Japanese serial television dramas: descriptive analysis during the same 3-month period in two consecutive years.
    Health Promot Int, 21(2): 98-103. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Are lifestyle-factors in adolescence predictors for adult low back pain? A cross-sectional and prospective study of young twins.
    BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 7: 27. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. The effects of tobacco smoking and rheumatoid factor seropositivity on disease activity and joint damage in early rheumatoid arthritis.
    Rheumatology (Oxford), 45(6): 734-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. The influence of cigarette smoking on human sperm quality and DNA fragmentation.
    Toxicology, 223(1): 54-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Smoking specifically induces metallothionein-2 isoform in human placenta at term.
    Toxicology, 223(1): 46-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Why are urban Indian 6th graders using more tobacco than 8th graders? Findings from Project MYTRI.
    Tob Control, 15: i54-60. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Economic burden of smoking in China, 2000.
    Tob Control, 15: i5-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Personal, interpersonal, and cultural predictors of stages of cigarette smoking among adolescents in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Tob Control, 15: i48-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Tobacco use in the Dominican Republic: understanding the culture first.
    Tob Control, 15: i30-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. The tobacco epidemic in Syria.
    Tob Control, 15: i24-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. The effect of chronic tobacco smoking on arterial stiffness.
    Br J Clin Pharmacol, 61(6): 767-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. A decrease in the plasma DHEA to cortisol ratio during smoking abstinence may predict relapse: a preliminary study.
    Psychopharmacology (Berl), 186(3): 473-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Population impact of strategies for identifying groups at high risk of type 2 diabetes.
    Prev Med, 42(5): 364-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Clustering of risk behaviors with cigarette consumption: A population-based survey.
    Prev Med, 42(5): 348-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. Smoking and autoimmune thyroid disease: the plot thickens.
    Eur J Endocrinol, 154(6): 777-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Genetic polymorphisms of the uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A7 and colorectal cancer risk in relation to cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking in a Chinese population.
    J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 21(6): 1036-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Best practices for smoking cessation in pregnancy: do obstetrician/gynecologists use them in practice?
    J Womens Health (Larchmt), 15(4): 400-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. Smoking status, obesity and hypertension in a general population sample: a cross-sectional study.
    QJM, 99(6): 407-15. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. Randomized controlled trial: effects of diet on DNA damage in heavy smokers.
    Mutagenesis, 21(3): 179-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. The Global School Personnel Survey: a cross-country overview.
    Tob Control, 15: ii20-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. Menstrual cycle bleeding patterns in cigarette smokers.
    Contraception, 73(6): 562-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Case-control study of oropharyngeal cancer.
    Cancer Detect Prev, 30(2): 152-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. Smoking affects treatment outcome in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer.
    Cancer, 106(11): 2428-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Risk factors for lung cancer in Iowa women: implications for prevention.
    Cancer Detect Prev, 30(2): 158-67. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Relation of alcohol use and smoking to glucose tolerance status in Japanese men.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 73(1): 83-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Exploring the relationships between diabetes and smoking: with the development of glucose equivalent concept for diabetes management.
    Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 73(1): 70-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Interaction of low serum adiponectin levels and smoking on coronary stenosis in Japanese men.
    Int J Cardiol, 110(2): 251-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Characteristics of patients with COPD in three motivational stages related to smoking cessation.
    Patient Educ Couns, 61(3): 449-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Perceived barriers to and benefits of attending a stop smoking course during pregnancy.
    Patient Educ Couns, 61(3): 467-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Topiramate for smoking cessation.
    Psychiatry Clin Neurosci, 60(3): 384-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Duration of cannabis use--a novel phenotype?
    Addict Behav, 31(6): 984-94. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Measuring the burden of major cancers due to smoking in Korea.
    Cancer Sci, 97(6): 530-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. The detection of salivary minerals in smokers and non-smokers with chronic periodontitis by the inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrophotometry technique.
    J Periodontol, 77(6): 990-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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