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• Preventive medicine · Jul 1998

  Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

  Gender differences among smokers and quitters in the Working Well Trial.

  Gender differences in smoking and smoking cessation among participants in the Working Well Trial are characterized. ⋯ Gender is not a strong predictor of smoking cessation in this population; however, women were more likely to quit with an intervention than without one.

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• Preventive medicine · Jul 1998

  Comparative Study

  Toombak use and cigarette smoking in the Sudan: estimates of prevalence in the Nile state.

  Survey data on the prevalence of use of oral snuff (toombak) and cigarette consumption according to various demographic factors are needed in the Sudan. ⋯ In view of the high prevalence of tobacco use, especially of toombak, among the population surveyed, there is an urgent need to educate the public on the health consequences of these habits.

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