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Use of Tobacco for Weight Control across Products among Young Adults in the U.S. Military by Fahey, M. C., Little, M. A., Klesges, R. C., Talcott, G. W., Richey, P. A., Mehmet, K., Krukowski, R. A.

“…Background: Approximately 17% of young adults currently use tobacco, most commonly cigarettes and/or electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), followed by other…”
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A social-ecological examination of sleep among Airmen in technical training by Ellis, J M, Estevez Burns, R A, Blue Star, J A, Patience, M A, Brown, L N, Ruggieri, J, Joiner, A V, Little, M A, Talcott, W G

“…Inadequate sleep is an on-going risk to the health and mission readiness of U.S. Armed Forces, with estimates of sleep problems high above U.S. civilian…”
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Project Sandman: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Group-Based Brief Sleep Intervention in Air Force Technical Training by Ellis, J.M., Estevez Burns, R. A., Mallawaarachchi, I., Wang, X.-Q., Aycock, C.A., Krunnfusz, A.E., Jones, J.R., Blue Star, J. A., Patience, M.A., Cassidy, D.G., Taylor, D.J., Klesges, R.C., Talcott, G.W.

“…Approximately 70% of the military personnel experience chronic sleep insufficiency, which negatively impacts military readiness and health. Military sleep…”
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Efficacy of Forced Smoking Cessation and an Adjunctive Behavioral Treatment on Long-Term Smoking Rates by Klesges, Robert C, Haddock, C. Keith, Lando, Harry, Talcott, G. Wayne

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of a 6-week forced ban on smoking and brief behavioral counseling on long-term smoking rates. Participants were active-duty…”
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A population comparison of participants and nonparticipants in a health survey by Klesges, R C, Williamson, J E, Somes, G W, Talcott, G W, Lando, H A, Haddock, C K

“…This study examined the characteristics of Air Force recruits willing to take part in a health survey vs those unwilling to participate. US Air Force recruits…”
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Smoking Prevalence and Risk Factors for Smoking in a Population of United States Air Force Basic Trainees by Haddock, C. Keith, Klesges, Robert C., Talcott, Gerald W., Lando, Harry, Stein, Risa J.

“…Objective: To provide a comprehensive assessment of smoking prevalence and risks for smoking in an entire population of United States Air Force (USAF) military…”
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Smokeless tobacco use in a population of young adults by Lando, Harry A, Haddock, C.Keith, Klesges, Robert C, Talcott, G.Wayne, Jensen, Joni

“…The current study examined characteristics of smokeless tobacco users in a large population of Air Force recruits. In addition, smokeless tobacco users were…”
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Prevalence and predictors of discharge in United States Air Force Basic Military Training by TALCOTT, G. W, HADDOCK, C. K, KLESGES, R. C, LANDO, H, FIEDLER, E

“…The purpose of the current investigation was to determine the prospective predictors of discharge in a population of individuals entering U.S. Air Force Basic…”
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Risk of suicide and related adverse outcomes after exposure to a suicide prevention programme in the US Air Force: cohort study by Knox, Kerry L, Litts, David A, Talcott, G Wayne, Feig, Jill Catalano, Caine, Eric D

“…Abstract Objective To evaluate the impact of the US Air Force suicide prevention programme on risk of suicide and other outcomes that share underlying risk…”
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Bulimic weight-loss behaviors in military versus civilian weight-management programs by Peterson, A L, Talcott, G W, Kelleher, W J, Smith, S D

“…This descriptive study evaluated the presence of bulimic weight-loss behaviors in individuals enrolled in: (1) a military weight-management program (N = 51);…”
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Evidence That Smokeless Tobacco Use Is a Gateway for Smoking Initiation in Young Adult Males by Haddock, C.Keith, Weg, Mark Vander, DeBon, Margaret, Klesges, Robert C., Talcott, G.Wayne, Lando, Harry, Peterson, Alan

“…Background. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that smokeless tobacco (SLT) serves as a gateway drug for smoking among young adult males. Methods…”
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Co-occurrent use of cigarettes, alcohol, and caffeine in a retired military population by TALCOTT, G. W, POSTON, W. S. C. II, HADDOCK, C. K

“…Previous studies have linked the use of caffeine, nicotine, and alcohol to health complications and have also found that the use of these substances…”
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Demographic, lifestyle, and psychosocial predictors of frequency of intoxication and other indicators as estimates of alcohol-related problems in Air Force Basic Military recruits by HUNTER, C. L, TALCOTT, G. W, KLESGES, R. C, LANDO, H, HADDOCK, C. K

“…This study examined demographic, lifestyle, and psychosocial variables to determine predictors of Air Force recruits who are likely to have alcohol-related…”
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An examination of body weight standards and the association between weight and health behaviors in the United States Air Force by HADDOCK, C. K, POSTON, W. S. C, KLESGES, R. C, TALCOTT, G. W, LANDO, H, DILL, P. L

“…This study examined the weight standards used by the U.S. Air Force and tested whether Air Force personnel who exceed the maximum allowable weight standard are…”
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Health behaviors of military retirees: incidence of smoking and alcohol use by Haddock, C K, Poston, W C, Talcott, G W, Atkins, L J, Masciotra, A R

“…Previous investigations of the health behaviors of active duty military members and their dependent spouses generally have found a higher rate of smoking and…”
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Site specificity of pain and tension in tension-type headaches by Peterson, A L, Talcott, G W, Kelleher, W J, Haddock, C K

“…Previous studies have not found a significant correlation between location of pain and electromyogram levels in chronic headache patients. However, these…”
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Home-based behavioral treatments for chronic benign headache: a meta-analysis of controlled trials by Haddock, C K, Rowan, A B, Andrasik, F, Wilson, P G, Talcott, G W, Stein, R J

“…Controlled clinical trials have consistently demonstrated that behavioral treatments for chronic benign headache produce clinically beneficial outcomes both…”
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Habit reversal treatment of temporomandibular disorders: a pilot investigation by Peterson, A L, Dixon, D C, Talcott, G W, Kelleher, W J

“…This study evaluated the use of behavior therapy to reduce teeth clenching and grinding as a treatment for temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Habit reversal…”
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The association of smoking and the cost of military training by Klesges, Robert C, Haddock, C Keith, Chang, Cyril F, Talcott, G Wayne, Lando, Harry A

“…OBJECTIVE To determine if premature discharge from the US Air Force was associated with the smoking status of recruits. DESIGN AND SETTING A total of 29 044 US…”
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Characteristics of highly physically active smokers in a population of young adult military recruits by Ward, Kenneth D., Vander Weg, Mark W., Klesges, Robert C., Kovach, Kristen W., Elrod, Molly C., DeBon, Margaret, Haddock, C.Keith, Talcott, G.Wayne, Lando, Harry A.

“…A substantial number of cigarette smokers are thought to engage in regular exercise. It is unclear why individuals who engage in a health-promoting activity…”
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