Sökning: "Nicotine replacement therapy"
Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Nicotine replacement therapy.
1. Harm and harm reduction in smokeless tobacco users. An in vitro and clinical study
Sammanfattning : Background: This thesis describes the effects of smokeless tobacco (ST) and its derivatives on the oral mucosa; the development of, and results of applying a cessation program for snuff users with long and extensive exposure; and the persistent clinical and histomorphological changes after cessation. Methods: Three of the studies were open prospective non-randomized clinical intervention trials using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) of either 4 mg nicotine chewing gum or 2 mg nicotine lozenges. LÄS MER
2. Telephone support for smoking cessation : the Swedish example
Sammanfattning : Background: Tobacco is a major public health problem that needs to be addressed. The Swedish quitline is a telephone-based free-of-charge tobacco cessation service. Objective: To study the effectiveness and the cost-effectiveness of the Swedish quitline. LÄS MER
3. Tobaksvanor i medelåldern : riskfaktormönster, rökstoppsattityder och erfarenheter av att sluta röka
Sammanfattning : Tobacco use, mostly smoking, has been a deeply rooted habit for many people for centuries. However, it was not until the second half of last century that the risks with smoking became obvious. Today when the bad consequences of smoking are recognized by almost all people, it is important to discuss why smokers choose to continue smoking. LÄS MER
4. Tobacco smoking, high body mass index and the outcome after surgery : the role of intervention
Sammanfattning : The negative effects of smoking and obesity on public health are well-known. Despite this knowledge, the smoking-attributable morbidity and mortality is estimated to rise rapidly in the forthcoming years, and obesity has become an emerging worldwide epidemic. LÄS MER
