April 2008
The following is a monthly list of selected journal articles and reports on tobacco topics, with an emphasis on Canadian authors and research. Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. We try to choose titles of interest to our tobacco control network, but we realize that there are many relevant articles that are not listed.
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Alcohol
Carswell K, Chen Y, Nair RC, Shaw AK, Speechley KN, Barrera M, et al.
Smoking and binge drinking among Canadian survivors of childhood and adolescent cancers: A comparative, population-based study. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 2008 Apr 3 [Epub ahead of print].
Cessation - Media Campaigns
Niederdeppe J, Fiore MC, Baker TB, Smith SS.
Smoking-cessation media campaigns and their effectiveness among socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged populations. American Journal of Public Health 2008 Apr 1 [Epub ahead of print].
Cessation – Special Populations
Weinberger AH, Reutenauer EL, Vessicchio JC, George TP.
Survey of clinician attitudes toward smoking cessation for psychiatric and substance abusing clients. Journal of Addictive Diseases 2008;27(1):55-63.
Cigarette Warning Labels
Cismaru M, Lavack AM.
Tobacco warning labels and the protection motivation model: Implications for Canadian tobacco control policy. Canadian Public Policy 2007 Dec;33(4):477-486.
Cigarettes – Light and Mild
Borland R, Fong GT, Yong HH, Cummings KM, Hammond D, King B, et al.
What happened to smokers’ beliefs about light cigarettes when “light/mild” brand descriptors were banned in the UK? Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four Country Survey. Tobacco Control 2008 Apr 21 [Epub ahead of print].
Harm Reduction
deRuiter WK, Faulkner G, Cairney J, Veldhuizen S.
Characteristics of physically active smokers and implications for harm reduction. American Journal of Public Health 2008 Apr 1 [Epub ahead of print].
Health Effects – COPD (Chronic Obstructive Respiratory Disease)
Abboud RT, Vimalanathan S.
Pathogenesis of COPD: Part I: The role of protease-antiprotease imbalance in emphysema. International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease 2008 Apr;12(4):361-367.
Churg A, Cosio M, Wright JL.
Mechanisms of cigarette smoke-induced COPD: Insights from animal models. American Journal of Physiology 2008 Apr;294(4):L612-631.
He JQ, Shumansky K, Connett JE, Anthonisen NR, Paré PD, Sandford AJ.
Association of genetic variations in the CSF2 and CSF3 genes with lung function in smoking-induced COPD. European Respiratory Journal 2008 Mar 19 [Epub ahead of print].
Lung Cancer - Genetic Aspects
Hung RJ, McKay JD, Gaborieau V, Boffetta P, Hashibe M, Zaridze D, et al.
A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25. Nature 2008 Apr 3;452(7187):633-637.
Thorgeirsson TE, Geller F, Sulem P, Rafnar T, Wiste A, Magnusson KP, et al.
A variant associated with nicotine dependence, lung cancer and peripheral arterial disease. Nature 2008 Apr 3;452(7187):638-642.
Pregnancy
Koren G, Blanchette P, Lubetzky A, Kramer M.
Hair nicotine: Cotinine metabolic ratio in pregnant women: A new method to study metabolism in late pregnancy. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring 2008 Apr;30(2):246-248.
MacArthur AC, McBride ML, Spinelli JJ, Tamaro S, Gallagher RP, Theriault G.
Risk of childhood leukemia associated with parental smoking and alcohol consumption prior to conception and during pregnancy: The cross-Canada childhood leukemia study. Cancer Causes and Control 2008 Apr;19(3):283-295.
Malik S, Cleves MA, Honein MA, Romitti PA, Botto LD, Yang S, et al.
Maternal smoking and congenital heart defects. Pediatrics 2008 Apr;121(4):e810-16.
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Secondhand Smoke
Burns DM, Dybing E, Gray N, Hecht S, Anderson C, Sanner T, et al.
Mandated lowering of toxicants in cigarette smoke: A description of the World Health Organization TobReg proposal. Tobacco Control 2008 Apr;17(2):132-141.
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Wipfli H, Avila-Tang E, Navas-Acien A, Kim S, Onicescu G, Yuan J, et al.
Secondhand smoke exposure among women and children: Evidence from 31 countries. American Journal of Public Health 2008 Apr;98(4):672-6
Women
Greaves L.
Gender, equity and tobacco control. Health Sociology Review 2007 Aug;16(2):115-129.
Youth – Canada
Maggi S.
Changes in smoking behaviours from late childhood to adolescence: 4 years later. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2008 Apr 1;94(1-3):251-253.
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Stoll K.
Correlates and predictors of tobacco use among immigrant and refugee youth in a western Canadian city. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 2008 Apr 2 [Epub ahead of print].
Youth – Cessation
Backinger CL, Michaels CN, Jefferson AM, Fagan P, Hurd AL, Grana R.
Factors associated with recruitment and retention of youth into smoking cessation intervention studies: A review of the literature. Health Education Research 2008 Apr;23(2):359-368.
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