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Supplemental Material for Assessing the Strengths of Mental Health Consumers: A Systematic Review
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Extending application of the 'hardcore' definition to smokeless tobacco use: estimates from a nationally representative population in India and its implications.
(2012)BACKGROUND: The term 'hardcore' has been applied to use of smoking tobacco and generally referred to as the inability or unwillingness of regular smokers to quit. The component constructs of hardcore except nicotine ... -
Health system preparedness for tobacco control: situational analysis of existing health programs in andhra pradesh, India.
(2012)INTRODUCTION: Andhra Pradesh (AP) is one of the largest tobacco producing states in India. About 29% of adults in AP currently use tobacco in some form. Almost 24% of males and 4% of females are smokers. The prevalence of ... -
Tobacco and CVD: A Historical Perspective.
(Elsevier Ltd., 2012-07) -
Perception and practices of physicians in addressing the smokeless tobacco epidemic: findings from two States in India.
(2013)BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco use in South Asia is believed to be a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality. In India, only a few studies involving health educational intervention by health care providers have ... -
A framework to prevent and control tobacco among adolescents and children: introducing the IMPACT model.
(2013-03)The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive evidence based model aimed at addressing multi-level risk factors influencing tobacco use among children and adolescents with multi-level policy and programmatic ... -
Tooth eruption sequence and dental crowding: a case-control study.
(2014)UNLABELLED: When cases of dental crowding are identified and diagnosed promptly, interceptive orthodontics is particularly successful. AIM: To assess the differences in the eruption sequence of the mandibular canine and ... -
Factors determining intention to quit tobacco: exploring patient responses visiting public health facilities in India
(EU European Publishing, 2014-01-20)INTRODUCTION: Intention to quit and setting a quit date are key steps in the process towards improving quit rates and are thus an integral part of tobacco cessation efforts. The present study examined various motivating ... -
Molar-incisor hypomineralisation: a prevalence study amongst primary schoolchildren of Shiraz, Iran.
(2014-04)AIM: To investigate the prevalence of molar-incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) amongst primary schoolchildren of Shiraz, Iran, taking into account the possible influence of biographic and socio-demographic parameters. STUDY ... -
Strategies for cancer prevention in India-Catching the 'low hanging fruits'
(Elsevier, 2014-07-10)Cancer is a growing problem in India, with over 1 million new cases estimated in 2012 alone. In November 2013, organizers of the Indian Cancer Congress (a joint meeting of four of the largest oncology associations in India) ... -
The public attitude towards selecting dental health centers
(Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, 2014-09-01) -
Association of characteristics of delivery and medical conditions during the first month of life with developmental defects of enamel.
(2014-10-01)BACKGROUND: Developmental defects of enamel (DDE) may be influenced by health problems and illness in children. The aim of the study was to identify the main characteristics of birth (delivery) and adverse medical conditions ... -
Socioeconomic inequalities in dental caries and their determinants in adolescents in New Delhi, India
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014-12-12)OBJECTIVES: To determine whether socioeconomic inequalities are correlated to dental caries experience and decayed teeth of Indian adolescents, and assess whether behavioural and psychosocial factors mediate this association. ... -
Self-reported Practices and Attitudes of Community Health Workers (Accredited Social Health Activist) in Tobacco Control - Findings from two states in India.
(2015)BACKGROUND: The 1978 declaration (Alma-Ata declaration) made at the International Conference on Primary Health Care, meeting in Alma-Ata highlighted the critical role played by Community Health Workers (CHWs) to link ... -
Photographic Facial Soft Tissue Analysis by Means of Linear and Angular Measurements in an Adolescent Persian Population.
(2015)To obtain objective average measurements of the profile and frontal facial soft tissue to be used as a guide for aesthetic treatment goals. Methods and Materials : This observational study included 110 females and 130 males ... -
Evaluation of a pilot oral health promotion programme 'Keep Smiling': perspectives from GDPs, health champions and school staff.
(2015-04-24)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a pilot oral health promotion programme (fluoride varnish and tooth brushing), targeting 3-7-year-olds in primary schools in a deprived area of London. METHOD: A pilot programme was conducted among ...