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IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2244: Tobacco Health Risk Awareness among Socially Disadvantaged People —A Crucial Tool for Smoking Cessation
IJERPH, Vol. 15, Pages 2244: Tobacco Health Risk Awareness among Socially Disadvantaged People—A Crucial Tool for Smoking Cessation International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph15102244 Authors: Marek Milcarz Kinga Polanska Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn Dorota Kaleta The goal of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the level of knowledge on harmful effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure and active smoking among socially-disadvantaged people in Poland. The study was conducted among 1817 respondents aged 18–59 years, who used aid services fro...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - October 13, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Marek Milcarz Kinga Polanska Leokadia Bak-Romaniszyn Dorota Kaleta Tags: Article Source Type: research

The global impact of non-communicable diseases on macro-economic productivity: a systematic review
Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have large economic impact at multiple levels. To systematically review the literature investigating the economic impact of NCDs [including coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), cancer (lung, colon, cervical and breast), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD)] on macro-economic productivity. Systematic search, up to November 6th 2014, of medical databases (Medline, Embase and Google Scholar) without language restrictions. To identify additional publications, we searched the reference lists of retriev...
Source: European Journal of Epidemiology - April 3, 2015 Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research