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Alcohol-Related Deaths in Poland During a Period of Weakening Alcohol Control Measures by Zatonski, Witold A, Zatonski, Mateusz, Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga, Wojtyla, Andrzej

“…This population epidemiology study describes trends in overall and age- and sex-specific alcohol-related deaths in Poland between 2002 and 2017, following the…”
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Cancer incidence and mortality attributable to alcohol consumption by Praud, Delphine, Rota, Matteo, Rehm, Jürgen, Shield, Kevin, Zatoński, Witold, Hashibe, Mia, La Vecchia, Carlo, Boffetta, Paolo

“…Alcohol consumption is a major cause of disease and death. In a previous study, we reported that in 2002, 3.6% of all cases of cancer and a similar proportion…”
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Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys by Giovino, Gary A, Prof, Mirza, Sara A, PhD, Samet, Jonathan M, Prof, Gupta, Prakash C, ScD, Jarvis, Martin J, Prof, Bhala, Neeraj, MRCP, Peto, Richard, Prof, Zatonski, Witold, Prof, Hsia, Jason, PhD, Morton, Jeremy, MS, Palipudi, Krishna M, PhD, Asma, Samira, DDS

“…Summary Background Despite the high global burden of diseases caused by tobacco, valid and comparable prevalence data for patterns of adult tobacco use and…”
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Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey by Yusuf, Salim, Prof, Islam, Shofiqul, MSc, Chow, Clara K, PhD, Rangarajan, Sumathy, MSc, Dagenais, Gilles, Prof, Diaz, Rafael, MD, Gupta, Rajeev, PhD, Kelishadi, Roya, Prof, Iqbal, Romaina, PhD, Avezum, Alvaro, MD, Kruger, Annamarie, Prof, Kutty, Raman, Prof, Lanas, Fernando, MD, Lisheng, Liu, Prof, Wei, Li, Prof, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Prof, Oguz, Aytekin, MD, Rahman, Omar, Prof, Swidan, Hany, MD, Yusoff, Khalid, Prof, Zatonski, Witold, Prof, Rosengren, Annika, Prof, Teo, Koon K, Prof

“…Summary Background Although most cardiovascular disease occurs in low-income and middle-income countries, little is known about the use of effective secondary…”
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Alcohol control policies reduce all-cause mortality in Baltic Countries and Poland between 2001 and 2020 by Vaitkevičiūtė, Justina, Gobiņa, Inese, Janik-Koncewicz, Kinga, Lange, Shannon, Miščikienė, Laura, Petkevičienė, Janina, Radišauskas, Ričardas, Reile, Rainer, Štelemėkas, Mindaugas, Stoppel, Relika, Telksnys, Tadas, Tran, Alexander, Rehm, Jürgen, Zatoński, Witold A., Jiang, Huan

“…Alcohol consumption in the Baltic countries and Poland is among the highest globally, causing high all-cause mortality rates. Contrary to Poland, the Baltic…”
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Placebo-Controlled Trial of Cytisine for Smoking Cessation by West, Robert, Zatonski, Witold, Cedzynska, Magdalena, Lewandowska, Dorota, Pazik, Joanna, Aveyard, Paul, Stapleton, John

“…Cytisine is a low-cost medication that is potentially beneficial in smoking cessation. In this placebo-controlled trial, 12-month abstinence rates were 8.4%…”
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Classifying alcohol control policies enacted between 2000 and 2020 in Poland and the Baltic countries to model potential impact by Rehm, Jürgen, Lange, Shannon, Gobiņa, Inese, Janik‐Koncewicz, Kinga, Miščikienė, Laura, Reile, Rainer, Stoppel, Relika, Tran, Alexander, Ferreira‐Borges, Carina, Jasilionis, Domantas, Jiang, Huan, Kim, Kawon Victoria, Manthey, Jakob, Neufeld, Maria, Petkevičienė, Janina, Radišauskas, Ričardas, Room, Robin, Liutkutė‐Gumarov, Vaida, Zatoński, Witold A., Štelemėkas, Mindaugas

“…Aims The study's aim is to identify and classify the most important alcohol control policies in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and Poland…”
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Cytisine versus Nicotine for Smoking Cessation by Zatoński, Witold, Zatoński, Mateusz

“…To the Editor: Walker et al. (Dec. 18 issue) 1 describe the use of cytisine, as compared with nicotine, for smoking cessation. Although cytisine is perceived…”
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Cytisine for the treatment of nicotine addiction: from a molecule to therapeutic efficacy by Tutka, Piotr, Zatoński, Witold

“…Cytisine, a natural plant alkaloid, has been marketed in Central and Eastern Europe for over 40 years for the clinical management of smoking cessation. Despite…”
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Closing the gap: Cancer in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) by Zatoński, Witold, Didkowska, Joanna

“…Abstract The health transformation that took place after the Second World War in Europe was significantly delayed in the Central and Eastern European (CEE)…”
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Worldwide mortality from cirrhosis: An update to 2002 by Bosetti, Cristina, Levi, Fabio, Lucchini, Franca, Zatonski, Witold A, Negri, Eva, La Vecchia, Carlo

“…Background/Aims Cirrhosis mortality has registered large changes over the last few decades. Methods Age-standardized (world standard) cirrhosis mortality rates…”
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The burden of cancer attributable to alcohol drinking by Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, Mia, La Vecchia, Carlo, Zatonski, Witold, Rehm, Jürgen

“…We estimated the number of cancer cases and deaths attributable to alcohol drinking in 2002 by sex and WHO subregion, based on relative risks of cancers of the…”
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Social inequalities in male mortality, and in male mortality from smoking: indirect estimation from national death rates in England and Wales, Poland, and North America by Jha, Prabhat, Peto, Richard, Zatonski, Witold, Boreham, Jillian, Jarvis, Martin J, Lopez, Alan D

“…There are substantial social inequalities in adult male mortality in many countries. Smoking is often more prevalent among men of lower social class,…”
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Ideal cardiovascular health is associated with self-rated health status. The Polish Norwegian Study (PONS) by Manczuk, Marta, Vaidean, Georgeta, Dehghan, Mahshid, Vedanthan, Rajesh, Boffetta, Paolo, Zatonski, Witold A

“…Abstract Background The concept of ideal cardiovascular health emphasizes a more integrative definition of health to include protective biological factors and…”
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Alcohol taxation and premature mortality in Europe by Zatoński, Witold A, Sulkowska, Urszula, Zatoński, Mateusz Z, Herbeć, Aleksandra A, Muszyńska, Magdalena M

“…After 50 years of stagnation, the health indicators of the Russian population, especially of young and middle-aged men, have been improving since 2005.5 As…”
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Tobacco control in Poland—successes and challenges by Jassem, Jacek, Przewoźniak, Krzysztof, Zatoński, Witold

“…For many years, tobacco smoking was the major single avoidable cause of premature mortality in Poland. In the 1970s and 1980s, Poland was a country with an…”
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Sociodemographic characteristic of changes in smoking patterns in rural and urban population of PURE Poland study: findings from 6-year follow up by Połtyn-Zaradna, Katarzyna, Zatońska, Katarzyna, Basiak, Alicja, Sozańska, Barbara, Gaweł-Dąbrowska, Dagmara, Wołyniec, Maria, Szuba, Andrzej, Zatoński, Witold

“…Tobacco smoking is one of the most serious modern civilization threats. According to WHO identifying patterns of tobacco use is essential for implementing…”
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Cohort Profile: The Polish-Norwegian Study (PONS) cohort by Manczuk, Marta, Boffetta, Paolo, Sartori, Samantha, Hashim, Dana, Vatten, Lars J, Zatonski, Witold A

“…The PONS cohort is a longitudinal observational regional study collecting information on health and health-related behaviours in the south-eastern part of…”
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Changes in dietary fat and declining coronary heart disease in Poland: population based study by Zatonski, Witold A, Willett, Walter

“…3 Changes in dietary polyunsaturated to saturated fat in Poland between 1990 and 1999 are predicted to result in a 24% drop in coronary mortality, which is…”
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Can We Trust National Smoking Prevalence Figures? Discrepancies Between Biochemically Assessed and Self-Reported Smoking Rates in Three Countries by WEST, Robert, ZATONSKI, Witold, PRZEWOZNIAK, Krzysztof, JARVIS, Martin J

“…Background: National smoking prevalence estimates are the primary basis for assessing progress in tobacco control across the world. They are based on surveys…”
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