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Cigarette Smoking among Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals: How Serious a Problem? (United States) by Tang, Hao, Greenwood, Greg L., Cowling, David W., Lloyd, Jon C., Roeseler, April G., Bal, Dileep G.

“…Introduction: Population-based health surveys seldom assess sexual orientation, which results in the absence of a reliable measure of smoking among lesbians,…”
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Road map for leadership and management in public health: a case study on noncommunicable diseases program managers' training in Rwanda by Muhimpundu, Marie Aimee, Joseph, Kristy T., Husain, Muhammad Jami, Uwinkindi, Francois, Ntaganda, Evariste, Rwunganira, Samuel, Habiyaremye, Francois, Niyonsenga, Simon Pierre, Bagahirwa, Irene, Robie, Brian, Bal, Dileep G., Billick, Lauren Bartell

“…Ministries of Health (MoHs) and health organizations are compelled to work across sectors and build coalitions, strengthening health systems to abate the rise…”
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Asian subgroups and cancer incidence and mortality rates in California by Kwong, Sandy L., Chen, Moon S., Snipes, Kurt P., Bal, Dileep G., Wright, William E.

“…The objective of this study was to characterize better the cancer burden among Asian subgroups in California. Nearly 3.7 million Asians reside in California,…”
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Tobacco control in Australia: what aren't you doing and why aren't you doing it? by Bal, Dileep G, Lyman, Donald O, Veneziano, David F

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Changes of Attitudes and Patronage Behaviors in Response to a Smoke-Free Bar Law by Tang, Hao, Cowling, David W, Lloyd, Jon C, Rogers, Todd, Koumjian, Kristi L, Stevens, Colleen M, Bal, Dileep G

“…We examined patron responses to a California smoke-free bar law. Three telephone surveys measured attitudes and behavior changes after implementation of the…”
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Seizing the moment : California's opportunity to prevent nutrition-related health disparities in low-income Asian American populations by HARRISON, Gail G, KAGAWA-SINGER, Marjorie, FOERSTER, Susan B, LEE, Henry, LOAN PHAM KIM, NGUYEN, Tu-Uyen, FERNANDEZ-AMI, Allyn, QUINN, Valerie, BAL, Dileep G

“…Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have the fastest growing rate of overweight and obese children. Aggressive programs are urgently needed to prevent…”
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Cancer and social justice: a demographic, economic, historic, sociocultural, and ethical perspective by Bal, Dileep G

“…In the current presentation, as a first-generation Asian-American immigrant, the author discussed the dire inequities of the current cancer prevention and…”
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Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training's legacy. The first 5 years by Chen, Jr, Moon S, Shinagawa, Susan M, Bal, Dileep G, Bastani, Roshan, Chow, Edward A, Ho, Reginald C S, Jones, Lovell, McPhee, Stephen J, Senie, Ruby, Taylor, Vicky, Kagawa-Singer, Marjorie, Stewart, Susan, Koh, Howard K, Li, Frederick P

“…The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART) is the first special populations network for Asian Americans on a national…”
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Cancer Statistics 2001: Quo Vadis or Whither Goest Thou? by Bal, Dileep G.

“…In his first Guest Editorial for CA as newly elected President of the American Cancer Society, Dr. Dileep Bal moves beyond the encouraging trends reported in…”
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California as a Model by BAL, Dileep G, LLOYD, Jon C, ROESELER, April, SHIMIZU, Robin

“…One of every three persons who starts smoking falls ill and dies prematurely because he or she smoked. Smoking has been causally linked to heart disease,…”
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Friendships and relationships: Sacramento AANCART's best practice by Shimizu, Robin, Chen, Jr, Moon S, Snipes, Kurt P, Chan, Alice, Wilson, Gary R, Chong, Jerry L, Bal, Dileep G

“…The best practice of Sacramento's Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training program is friendships and relationships…”
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Reducing Tobacco Consumption in California: Development of a Statewide Anti-Tobacco Use Campaign by Bal, Dileep G, Kizer, Kenneth W, Felten, Patricia G, Mozar, Harold N, Niemeyer, Dearell

“…Cigarette smoking continues to be the leading preventable cause of death in California and the United States. Although substantial progress has been made over…”
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Dietary change and cancer: challenges and future direction by Bal, D G, Foerster, S B, Backman, D R, Lyman, D O

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Tobacco wars : The successes, the challenges, and some failures by BAL, Dileep G, GLYNN, Thomas J, WOOLAM, Gerald L

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Cigarette smoking behavior and beliefs of Hispanics in California by Palinkas, L A, Pierce, J, Rosbrook, B P, Pickwell, S, Johnson, M, Bal, D G

“…We examined the association between ethnicity and cigarette smoking beliefs and behavior in a 1990 random-digit dialing telephone survey of 3,164 Hispanic and…”
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Commentary on “European Consensus Statement on Lung Cancer” by Bal, Dileep G.

“…Dr. Bal, Vice Chair of the Medical Affairs Committee of the American Cancer Society, provides an introduction to and critique the "European Consensus Statement…”
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Innovative Readiness Training & Tropic Care Kaua'i 2012 by Bal, Dileep G, Torres, Toni, Noyes, Thomas, Hunt, John, Yamamoto, Keith Y, Esaki, Dennis M

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Dietary change and cancer prevention: What don't we know and when didn't we know it? by Bal, Dileep G., Woolam, Gerald L., Seffrin, John R.

“…Poor diet is quantitatively an equivalent cancer risk factor to tobacco and a fertile area for immediate individual and societal intervention. If the larger…”
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Cancer and social justice by Bal, Dileep G.

“…In the current presentation, as a first‐generation Asian‐American immigrant, the author discussed the dire inequities of the current cancer prevention and…”
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California Authorization of Funds for the Antismoking Campaign by Bal, Dileep G

“…To the Editor.—I feel compelled to comment on your recent articles1,2 concerning the proposed redirection in California of tobacco tax revenues from the…”
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