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Estimated Prevalence of Smoking and Smoking-Attributable Mortality Associated With Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in the US From 2022 to 2100
Tam J, Jeon J, Thrasher JF, Hammond D, Holford TR, Levy DT, Meza R. Estimated Prevalence of Smoking and Smoking-Attributable Mortality Associated With Graphic Health Warnings on Cigarette Packages in the US From 2022 to 2100. JAMA Health Forum 2021, 2: e212852. PMID: 35977179, PMCID: PMC8796938, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2021.2852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmoking-attributable deathsGraphic health warningsSmoking-attributable mortalityDecision analytical modelHealth warningsCigarette packagesPrevalence of smokingAdult smoking prevalenceSurveillance Modeling NetworkPopulation health outcomesPublic health benefitsPrimary outcomeSmoking prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMEUS FoodDrug AdministrationHealth outcomesMore deathsCancer interventionSmokingHealth harmsHealth benefitsPrevalenceDeathOutcomesUS Tobacco 21 Policies and Potential Mortality Reductions by State
Tam J, Crippen A, Friedman A, Jeon J, Colston D, Fleischer N, Vander Woude C, Boelter M, Holford T, Levy D, Meza R. US Tobacco 21 Policies and Potential Mortality Reductions by State. JAMA Health Forum 2024, 5: e244445. PMID: 39705045, PMCID: PMC11662258, DOI: 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.4445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedFemaleHealth PolicyHumansMaleMiddle AgedSmokingSmoking CessationSmoking PreventionTobacco ProductsUnited StatesConceptsPotential mortality reductionT21 policiesMortality reductionPremature deathEstimate smoking-attributable deathsLife yearsT21 lawsSmoking-attributable deathsTobacco-21 policiesPremature mortality reductionQuasi-experimental studyPolicy coverageState-specific dataDistrict of ColumbiaMortality rateTobacco 21Smoking cessationMain OutcomesSmoking initiationBirth cohortTobacco productsSmoking behaviorStatewide implementationCigarette policiesSmoking
2020
Modeling smoking-attributable mortality among adults with major depression in the United States
Tam J, Taylor GMJ, Zivin K, Warner KE, Meza R. Modeling smoking-attributable mortality among adults with major depression in the United States. Preventive Medicine 2020, 140: 106241. PMID: 32860820, PMCID: PMC7680404, DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106241.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDepressionDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleHumansMalePrevalenceSmokingSmoking PreventionTobacco SmokingUnited StatesConceptsCurrent major depressionSmoking-attributable mortalityMajor depressionGeneral populationComorbid mental health conditionsSmoking-attributable deathsUS adult populationMental health statusTobacco-related health disparitiesPublic health effortsMental health conditionsTobacco control effortsPrevalence ratiosSmoking prevalenceAbsence of interventionMD onsetDifferent intervention strategiesHealth effortsMD increaseDrug useHealth statusLife yearsMD comorbidityAdult populationPremature death
2018
Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol
Tam J, Levy DT, Jeon J, Clarke J, Gilkeson S, Hall T, Feuer EJ, Holford TR, Meza R. Projecting the effects of tobacco control policies in the USA through microsimulation: a study protocol. BMJ Open 2018, 8: e019169. PMID: 29574440, PMCID: PMC5875683, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTobacco control policiesNational Health Interview SurveySmoke-free air lawsPublic health decision makingHealth Interview SurveyPopulation health outcomesHealth decision makingCessation ratesSmoking prevalenceStudy protocolPreventable deathsBirth cohortHealth outcomesAge groupsSmokingInterview SurveyPopulation deathsReduced exposureTobacco policiesCigarette taxesMortalityPrevalenceDirect individual benefitAir lawsDeath
2013
Cultivating the next generation of tobacco endgame advocates
Tam J. Cultivating the next generation of tobacco endgame advocates. Tobacco Control 2013, 22: i47. PMID: 23591510, PMCID: PMC3632973, DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050810.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGrowth in Tobacco Control publications by authors from low- and middle-income countries
Warner KE, Tam J, Koltun SM. Growth in Tobacco Control publications by authors from low- and middle-income countries. Tobacco Control 2013, 23: 231. PMID: 23291400, DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050762.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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