GACD publications and reference list

Below is a list of peer-reviewed articles from the GACD research teams. If you’re unable to access any of the articles, please contact GACD who can then put you in contact with the relevant authors.

Joint publications

Hypertension Research Programme

Riddell, M. A., Edwards, N., Thompson, S. R., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., Praveen, D., Johnson, C., . . . Yusoff, K. (2017). Developing consensus measures for global programs: lessons from the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension research program. Globalization and health, 13(1), 17. doi:10.1186/s12992-017-0242-8

Vedanthan, R., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., Herasme, O. I., Joshi, R., Lopez-Jaramillo, P., Thrift, A. G., Fuster, V. (2017). Innovative Approaches to Hypertension Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Cardiology Clinics, 35(1), 99-115. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2016.08.010

W.Tobe, S. and the Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Hypertension Research Teams With the World Hypertension League (2016), The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases Supports 15 Major Studies in Hypertension Prevention and Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. J Clin Hypertens, 18: 600–605. doi:10.1111/jch.12835

GACD Hypertension Research Programme, Writing Group, Peiris D, Thompson SR, et al. (2015). Behaviour change strategies for reducing blood pressure-related disease burden: findings from a global implementation research programme. Implementation science : IS 10: 158.

COUNCIL Initiative

Bayona, H., Owolabi, M., Feng, W., Olowoyo, P., Yaria, J., Akinyemi, R., . . . Ovbiagele, B. (2017). A systematic comparison of key features of ischemic stroke prevention guidelines in low- and middle-income vs. high-income countries. Journal of the neurological sciences, 375, 360-366. doi:10.1016/j.jns.2017.02.040

Owolabi, M., Miranda, J. J., Yaria, J., & Ovbiagele, B. (2016). Controlling cardiovascular diseases in low and middle income countries by placing proof in pragmatism. BMJ Global Health, 1(3). doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000105

Owolabi, M., Olowoyo, P., Miranda, J. J., Akinyemi, R., Feng, W., Yaria, J., Ovbiagele, B. et al. (2016). Gaps in Hypertension Guidelines in Low- and Middle-Income Versus High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Hypertension. doi:10.1161/hypertensionaha.116.08290

GACD Project Publications

Hypertension & cardiovascular disease

HT01: Utilizing HIV/AIDS infrastructure as a gateway to chronic care of hypertension in Africa

Mateen FJ, Kanters S, Kalyesubula R, Mukasa B, Kawuma E, Kengne AP et al. Hypertension prevalence and Framingham risk score stratification in a large HIV-positive cohort in Uganda. J Hypertens. 2013;31(7):1372-8; discussion 8. doi:10.1097/HJH.0b013e328360de1c.

Nguyen K, Peer N, Mills E, Kengne AP. Burden, determinants, and pharmacological management of hypertension in HIV-positive patients and populations. AIDS Reviews, 2015 Apr-Jun; 17(2):83-95

Deuboué Tchialeu RI, Yaya S, Labonté R. Health Systems Readiness to Manage the Hypertension Epidemic in Primary Health Care Facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa: A Study Protocol JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(1):e35, DOI: 10.2196/resprot.5381 PMID: 26925539 PMCID: 4791525

Nguyen, K., Peer, N., de, V. A., Mukasa, B., Matsha, T., Mills, E., & Kengne, A. (June 02, 2016). The Distribution of Obesity Phenotypes in HIV-Infected African Population. Nutrients, 8, 6, 299

Nguyen KA, Peer N, Mills EJ, Kengne AP. A Meta-Analysis of the Metabolic Syndrome Prevalence in the Global HIV-Infected Population. PLoS One. 2016 Mar 23;11(3):e0150970. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150970. eCollection 2016.

HT02: Developing an innovative strategy for hypertension detection, treatment and control in two middle income countries, HOPE-4

Khatib R, Schwalm JD, Yusuf S, Haynes RB, McKee M, Khan M, et al. Patient and healthcare provider barriers to hypertension awareness, treatment and follow up: a systematic review and meta-analysis of qualitative and quantitative studies. PLoS One.2014; 9(1): e84238

Legido-Quigley H, Camacho Lopez PA, Balabanova D, Perel P, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Nieuwlaat R, et al. Patients’ Knowledge, Attitudes, Behaviour and Health Care Experiences on the Prevention, Detection, Management and Control of Hypertension in Colombia: A Qualitative Study. PLoS ONE 2015; 10(4): e0122112. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0122112

Maimaris W, Paty J, Perel P, Legido-Quigley H, Balabanova D, Nieuwlaat R, et al. The influence of health systems on hypertension awareness, treatment, and control: a systematic literature review. PLoS Med. 2013; 10(7): e1001490 

Risso-Gill I, Balabanova D, Majid F, Ng KK, Yusoff K, Mustapha F et al. Understanding the modifiable health systems barriers to hypertension management in Malaysia: a multi-method health systems appraisal approach. BMC Health Services Research 2015, 15:254 doi:10.1186/s12913-015-0916-y

Yusuf S, Attaran A, Bosch J, Joseph P, Lonn E, McCready T, et al. Combination pharmacotherapy to prevent cardiovascular disease: present status and challenges. European Heart Journal. 2014; 35(6): 353-64

HT03: DREAM-GLOBAL: Diagnosing hypeRtension - Engaging Action and Management in Getting LOwer Bp in Aboriginal and LMIC

Maar M, Yeates K, Barron M, Hua D, Liu P, Moy Lum-Kwong M et al. I-RREACH: an engagement and assessment tool for improving implementation readiness of researchers, organizations and communities in complex interventions. Implement Sci.2015;10(1):64. doi:10.1186/s13012-015-0257-6.

Maar M, Yeates K, Toth Z, Barron M, Boesch L, Hua-Stewart D, Liu P, Perkins N, Sleeth J, Wabano MJ, Williamson P, Tobe SW. Unpacking the black box of text messages in mobile health interventions: A formative research approach to the development of theory-driven, evidence-based, and culturally safe messages. JMIR mHealth uHealth 2016;4(1):e10 doi:10.2196/mhealth.4994

Niebylski ML, Lu T, Campbell NR, Arcand J, Schermel A, Hua D, et al. Healthy food procurement policies and their impact. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2014; 11(3): 2608-27

HT04: A school-based education program to reduce salt intake in children and their families

He FJ, Ma Y, Feng X, Zhang W, Lin L, Guo X, et al. Effect of salt reduction on iodine status assessed by 24 hour urinary iodine excretion in children and their families in northern China: a substudy of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2016;6:e011168.

Book: “The Technical Manuel of Behavioral Interventions for a School-based Salt Reduction Program Targeting on Primary Students and Families.” Edit by Wu Y, Ma J. Scientific and Technical Documnetation Press 2016.

He FJ, Wu Y, Feng XX, Ma J, Ma Y, Wang H et al. School based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families (School-EduSalt): cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2015;350:h770. doi:10.1136/bmj.h770.

He FJ, Wu Y, Ma J, Feng X, Wang H, Zhang J, et al. A school-based education programme to reduce salt intake in children and their families (School-EduSalt): protocol of a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ open. 2013; 3(7).doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003388.

HT05: Treating hypertension in rural South Africa: A clinic-based lay health worker to enhance community-based outreach services for integrated chronic care

Thorogood M, Goudge J, Bertram M, Chirwa T, Eldridge S, Gomez-Olive FX, et al. The Nkateko health service trial to improve hypertension management in rural South Africa: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2014; 15: 435

HT06: Improving the control of HT in rural India: overcoming the barriers to diagnosis and effective treatment

Riddell MA, Joshi R, Oldenburg B, Chow C, Thankappan KR, Mahal A, Thomas N, Srikanth VK, Evans RG, Kalyanram K, et al: Cluster randomised feasibility trial to improve the Control of Hypertension In Rural India (CHIRI): a study protocol. BMJ Open 2016, 6:e012404.

HT07: A smartphone-based clinical decision support system for primary health

Peiris D, Praveen D, Johnson C, Mogulluru K. Use of mHealth Systems and Tools for Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Systematic Review. Journal of cardiovascular translational research. 2014; 7(8): 677-91.

Praveen D, Patel A, McMahon S, Prabhakaran D, Clifford GD, Maulik PK, et al. A multifaceted strategy using mobile technology to assist rural primary healthcare doctors and frontline health workers in cardiovascular disease risk management: protocol for the SMARTHealth India cluster randomised controlled trial. Implement Sci. 2013; 8: 137

Praveen D, Patel A, Raghu A, Clifford GD, Maulik PK, Mohammad Abdul A et al.SMARTHealth India: Development and Field Evaluation of a Mobile Clinical Decision Support System for Cardiovascular Diseases in Rural India. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2014;2(4):e54.

Raghu A, Praveen D, Peiris D, Tarassenko L, Clifford G. Implications of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment Using the WHO/ISH Risk Prediction Charts in Rural India. PLoS One. 2015 Aug 19;10(8):e0133618. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133618. eCollection 2015.

Raghu, A., Praveen, D., Peiris, D., Tarassenko, L., & Clifford, G. (2015). Engineering a mobile health tool for resource-poor settings to assess and manage cardiovascular disease risk: SMARThealth study. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 15(1), 1-15. doi:10.1186/s12911-015-0148-4

HT08: Randomised control trial of early use of a simplified treatment regimen incorporating a half -dose, three-in-one blood pressure lowering pill vs. usual care for improving hypertension control in India

Salam A, Webster R, Singh K, Kallakuri S, Rodgers A, Prabhakaran D, et al. TRIple pill vs Usual care Management for Patients with mild-to-moderate Hypertension (TRIUMPH): Study protocol. American heart journal. 2014; 167(2): 127-32 

HT09: Developing the evidence base for a national salt reduction program for India

Johnson C, Mohan S, Praveen D, Woodward M, Maulik PK, Shivashankar R, et al. Protocol for developing the evidence base for a national salt reduction programme for India. BMJ open. 2014; 4(10): e006629 

Johnson, C., Mohan, S., Rogers, K., Shivashankar, R., Thout, S. R., Gupta, P., Neal, B. (2017). Mean Dietary Salt Intake in Urban and Rural Areas in India: A Population Survey of 1395 Persons. Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(1). doi:10.1161/jaha.116.004547

HT10: Cost effectiveness of salt reduction interventions in Pacific Islands

Webster, J., Su'a, S. A. F., Ieremia, M., Bompoint, S., Johnson, C., Faeamani, G., . . . Woodward, M. (2016). Salt Intakes, Knowledge, and Behavior in Samoa: Monitoring Salt‐Consumption Patterns Through the World Health Organization's Surveillance of Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors (STEPS). Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 18(9), 884-891. doi:10.1111/jch.12778

Land MA, Webster J, Ma G, Li M, Asi Faletoese S, et al. (2015) Salt Intake and Iodine Status of Women in Samoa. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition Asia Pac J Clin Nutr 2016;25(1):142-149 . [IF 1.699] 

Christoforou A, Snowdon W, Laesango N, Vatucawaqa S, Lamar D, Alam L, Lippwe K, Havea I, Tairea K, Hoejskov P, Waqanivalu T, Webster J. Progress on Salt Reduction in the Pacific Islands: From Strategies to Action. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2014 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2014.11.023 [Impact Factor 1.172]

Downs SM, Christoforou A, Snowdon W, Dunford E, Hoejskov P, Webster J. Setting targets for salt levels in foods: A five-step approach for low- and middle-income countries (based on lessons from the Pacific Islands). Food Policy 2015; 55: 101-108.

Webster J, Snowdon W, Moodie M, Viali S, Schultz J, Bell C, et al. Cost-effectiveness of reducing salt intake in the Pacific Islands: protocol for a before and after intervention study. BMC Public Health. 2014; 14: 107 

HT11: Launching a salt substitute to reduce blood pressure at the population level in Peru

Saavedra-Garcia L, Bernabe-Ortiz A, Gilman RH, Diez-Canseco F, Cárdenas MK, Sacksteder KA, et al. Applying the Triangle Taste Test to Assess Differences between Low Sodium Salts and Common Salt: Evidence from Peru. PLoS ONE 2015;10(7):e0134700.

Bernabe-Ortiz A, Diez-Canseco F, Gilman RH, Cardenas MK, Sacksteder KA, Miranda JJ. Launching a salt substitute to reduce blood pressure at the population level: a cluster randomized stepped wedge trial in Peru. Trials. 2014; 15(1): 93

HT12: Task shifting and blood pressure control in Ghana - a cluster-randomized trial

Airhihenbuwa CO, Ogedegbe G, Iwelunmor J, Jean-Louis G, Williams N, Zizi F, Okuyemi K. Claim Your Space: Leadership Development as a Research Capacity Building Goal in Global Health. Health Educ Behav. 2016 Apr; 43(1 Suppl):17S-24S. doi: 10.1177/1090198116633455.

Iwelunmor J, Blackstone S, Veira D, Nwaozuru U, Airhihenbuwa C, Munodawafa D, Kalipeni E, Jutal A, Shelley D, Ogedegbe G. Toward the sustainability of health interventions implemented in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and conceptual framework. Implement Sci. 2016 Apr 18; 11(1):53.

Iwelunmor J, Airhihenbuwa CO, Cooper R, Tayo B, Plange-Rhule J, Adanu R,  et al. Prevalence, determinants and systems-thinking approaches to optimal hypertension control in West Africa. Global Health. 2014;10:42. doi:10.1186/1744-8603-10-42.

Iwelunmor J, Plange-Rhule J, Airhihenbuwa CO, Ezepue C, Ogedegbe O. A Narrative Synthesis of the Health Systems Factors Influencing Optimal Hypertension Control in Sub-Saharan Africa. PLOS ONE. 2015 Jul 15;10(7):e0130193. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130193.

Iwelunmor J, Blackstone S, Gyamfi J, et al. A Concept Mapping Study of Physicians’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Management and Control of Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Hypertension. 2015;2015:412804. doi:10.1155/2015/412804.

Ogedegbe G, Gyamfi J, Plange-Rhule J, Surkis A, Rosenthal DM, Airhihenbuwa C, et al. Task shifting interventions for cardiovascular risk reduction in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ open. 2014;4(10):e005983. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005983.

Ogedegbe G, Plange-Rhule J, Gyamfi J, Chaplin W, Ntim M, Apusiga K, et al. A cluster-randomized trial of task shifting and blood pressure control in Ghana: study protocol. Implement Sci. 2014; 9: 73

HT13: Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya

Naanyu V, Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Rotich J, Lagat K, Kiptoo P, Kofler C, Mutai K,  Menya D, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V, Horowitz C, Inui T. Barriers Influencing Linkage to Hypertension Care in Kenya: Qualitative Analysis from the LARK Hypertension Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2016;31(3):304-14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3566-1. 

Naanyu V, Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Rotich J, Lagat K, Kiptoo P, Kofler C, Mutai K,  Menya D, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V, Horowitz C, Inui T. Barriers Influencing Linkage to Hypertension Care in Kenya: Qualitative Analysis from the LARK Hypertension Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2016;31(3):304-14. doi: 10.1007/s11606-015-3566-1.

Blank E, Tuikong N, Misoi L, Kamano J, Hutchinson C, Kimaiyo S et al. Usability of implementing a tablet-based decision support and integrated record- keeping (DESIRE) tool in the nurse management of hypertension in rural Kenya. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2013;192:1002. 

Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, Naanyu V, Delong AK, Were MC, Finkelstein EA, et al. Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014; 15(1): 143 

HT14: Comprehensive approach to hypertension and control in Argentina

Mills KT, Rubinstein A, Irazola V, Chen J, Beratarrechea A, Poggio R, et al. Comprehensive approach for hypertension control in low-income populations: rationale and study design for the hypertension control program in Argentina. The American journal of the medical sciences. 2014; 348(2): 139-45 

HT15: Tailored Hospital-based Risk Reduction to Impede Vascular Events after Stroke (THRIVES)

Arulogun, O. S., Hurst, S., Owolabi, M. O., Akinyemi, R. O., Uvere, E., Saulson, R., & Ovbiagele, B. Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria. eNeurologicalSci. doi:10.1016/j.ensci.2016.04.003

Hurst, S., Arulogun, O. S., Owolabi, a. O., Akinyemi, R., Uvere, E., Warth, S., & Ovbiagele, B. (2015). Pretesting Qualitative Data Collection Procedures to Facilitate Methodological Adherence and Team Building in Nigeria. International journal of qualitative methods, 14, 53-64.  Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4393011/

Olaniyan  O, Mayowa O, Rufus A, et al. Cost and cost-effectiveness analysis of a bundled intervention to enhance outcomes after stroke in Nigeria: Rationale and design. eNeurologicalSci. 2015 1(2): 38-45.

Owolabi MO, Akinyemi RO, Gebregziabher M, Olaniyan O, Salako BL, Arulogun O, et al. Randomized controlled trial of a multipronged intervention to improve blood pressure control among stroke survivors in Nigeria. International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society. 2014; 9(8): 1109-16 

Owolabi MO, Akinyemi RO, Hurst S, Arulogun O, Olaniyan O, Gebregziabher M, et al. Tailored Hospital-based Risk Reduction to Impede Vascular Events After Stroke (THRIVES) study: qualitative phase protocol. Critical pathways in cardiology. 2014; 13(1): 29-35 

Diabetes

DM04: Community Health Assessment Program in the Philippines (CHAPP)

Agarwal G, Angeles RN, McDonough B, McLeod B, Marzanek F, Pirrie M et al. Development of a community health and wellness pilot in a subsidised seniors' apartment building in Hamilton, Ontario: Community Health Awareness Program delivered by Emergency Medical Services (CHAP-EMS). BMC Res Notes. 2015;8:113. doi:10.1186/s13104-015-1061-8.

Kaczorowski J, Chambers LW, Dolovich L, Paterson JM, Karwalajtys T, Gierman T et al. Improving cardiovascular health at population level: 39 community cluster randomised trial of Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP). Bmj. 2011;342:d442. doi:10.1136/bmj.d442.

Kaczorowski J, Chambers LW, Karwalajtys T, Dolovich L, Farrell B, McDonough B et al. Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP): a community cluster-randomised trial among elderly Canadians. Prev Med. 2008;46(6):537-44. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2008.02.005.

DM06: iHEALTH-T2D - Family-based intervention to improve healthy lifestyle and prevent Type 2 Diabetes amongst South Asians with central obesity and prediabetes

Wahl, S., Drong, A., Lehne, B., Loh, M., Scott, W. R., Kunze, S., . . . Chambers, J. C. (2017). Epigenome-wide association study of body mass index, and the adverse outcomes of adiposity. Nature, 541(7635), 81-86. doi:10.1038/nature20784

Fuchsberger, C., Flannick, J., Teslovich, T. M., Mahajan, A., Agarwala, V., Gaulton, K. J., . . . McCarthy, M. I. (2016). The genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes. Nature, 536(7614), 41-47. doi:10.1038/nature18642

Chambers JC, Abbott J, Zhang W, Turro E, Scott WR, Tan ST et al. The South Asian genome. PLoS One. 2014;9(8):e102645. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102645.

Chambers JC, Elliott P, Zabaneh D, Zhang W, Li Y, Froguel P et al. Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with waist circumference and insulin resistance. Nat Genet. 2008;40(6):716-8. doi:10.1038/ng.156.

Chambers JC, Loh M, Lehne B, Drong A, Kriebel J, Motta V et al. Epigenome-wide association of DNA methylation markers in peripheral blood from Indian Asians and Europeans with incident type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2015;3(7):526-34. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00127-8.

Chambers JC, Zhang W, Zabaneh D, Sehmi J, Jain P, McCarthy MI et al. Common genetic variation near melatonin receptor MTNR1B contributes to raised plasma glucose and increased risk of type 2 diabetes among Indian Asians and European Caucasians. Diabetes. 2009;58(11):2703-8. doi:10.2337/db08-1805.

DM11: Development and validation of  a software linked to an internet site to facilitate medical treatment and empowerment of the patient with type 2 diabetes, interaction with the medical personnel and the generation of a real time registry

Hernandez-Jimenez S, Garcia-Ulloa C, Mehta R, Aguilar-Salinas CA, Kershenobich-Stalnikowitz D. Innovative models for the empowerment of patients with type 2 diabetes: the CAIPaDi program. Recent Pat Endocr Metab Immune Drug Discov. 2014;8(3):202-9. 

DM14: Implementation of foot thermometry and SMS to prevent diabetic foot ulcer

Lazo-Porras, M., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., Sacksteder, K. A., Gilman, R. H., Malaga, G., Armstrong, D. G., & Miranda, J. J. (2016). Implementation of foot thermometry plus mHealth to prevent diabetic foot ulcers: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), 1-10. doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1333-1

DM15: Bridging Income Generation with Group Integrated Care (BIGPIC)

Pastakia, S. D., Manyara, S. M., Vedanthan, R., Kamano, J. H., Menya, D., Andama, B., Laktabai, J. (2016). Impact of Bridging Income Generation with Group Integrated Care (BIGPIC) on Hypertension and Diabetes in Rural Western Kenya. Journal of general internal medicine, 1-9. doi:10.1007/s11606-016-3918-5

Naanyu, V., Vedanthan, R., Kamano, J. H., Rotich, J. K., Lagat, K. K., Kiptoo, P., Inui, T. S. (2016). Barriers Influencing Linkage to Hypertension Care in Kenya: Qualitative Analysis from the LARK Hypertension Study. Journal of general internal medicine, 1-11. doi:10.1007/s11606-015

DM17:  Tools and Practices to Reduce CVD and Complications in the Diabetic Population in Mexico

Denman CA, Bell ML, Cornejo E, de Zapien JG, Carvajal S, Rosales C. Changes in Health Behaviors and Self-Rated Health of Participants in Meta Salud: A Primary Prevention Intervention of NCD in Mexico. Global Heart 2015;10(1):55-61. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gheart.2014.12.007.

Denman CA, Rosales C, Cornejo E, Bell ML, Munguía D, Zepeda T, et al. Evaluation of the Community-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Program Meta Salud in Northern Mexico, 2011–2012. Prev Chronic Dis 2014;11:140218. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140218.

Chronic respiratory Diseases

LD02: Tobacco cessation within TB programmes: A ‘real world’ solution for countries with dual burden of disease 

Elsey, H. et al, (2016) Understanding implementation and feasibility of tobacco cessation in routine primary care in Nepal: a mixed methods study. Implementation Science 11:104 DOI 10.1186/s13012-016-0466-7

Dogar, O. et al, (2016) Challenges of integrating tobacco cessation interventions in TB programmes: Case studies from Nepal and Pakistan. Journal of Smoking Cessation pp. 1-8 DOI 10.1017/jsc.2015.20

LD04: FRESH AIR – Free Respiratory Evaluation and Smoke-exposure reduction by primary Health cAre Integrated gRoups

Lozano R, Naghavi M, Foreman K, et al. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet 2012; 380: 2095–128

To T, Stanojevic S, Moores G, Gershon AS. Bateman ED, Cruz AA et al. Global asthma prevalence in adults: findings from the cross-sectional world health survey. BMC Public Health 2012; 12: 204.

LD05: EUREST PLUS

Rajani, N. B., Vlachantoni, I. T., Vardavas, C. I., & Filippidis, F. T. (2017). The association between occupational secondhand smoke exposure and life satisfaction among adults in the European Union. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 15(1), 19. doi:10.1186/s12971-017-0127-x

Filippidis, F. T., Laverty, A. A., & Vardavas, C. I. (2016). Experimentation with e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid: a cross-sectional study in 28 European Union member states. BMJ Open, 6(10). doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012084

Laverty, A. A., Vardavas, C. I., & Filippidis, F. T. (2016). Design and marketing features influencing choice of e-cigarettes and tobacco in the EU. European Journal of Public Health, 26(5), 838-841. doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckw109 

 Vardavas, C. (2016). EUREST PLUS - European Regulatory Science on Tobacco: Policy implementation to reduce lung diseases - Proposal (Horizon2020). Tobacco Prevention & Cessation, 2(April Supplement). doi:10.18332/tpc/62406

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