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There is increasing recognition that non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are an important international and development issue globally, undermining health gains and imposing financial and economic costs on governments and households. NCDs are an important health challenge in the Pacific. First,...
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, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on diversity of diet. The results from a dynamic empirical model suggest that …, economic growth has a significant impact on changes in fat and protein consumption and on alcohol use, while unemployment … changes significantly impact protein intake, alcohol consumption and the diversity of diet. …
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This paper reports the results of a three-month randomized controlled trial to estimate the impact of an Internet and mobile telephone short message service (SMS) intervention on adolescents' information about substances and rates of consumption. A low percentage of participants logged on to the...
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significant negative effect on individual health; it also increases smoking and alcohol consumption. These results survive a …
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, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on diet’s diversity between 1994 and 2004. The results from a dynamic econometric … the macroeconomic variables, inflation has a significant impact on changes in alcohol and cigarettes consumption, while … unemployment changes significantly impact smoking behavior. Russian consumers only respond to own price changes of fat and protein …
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adopt new negative health behaviors, specifically cigarette smoking, harmful and hazardous alcohol consumption, or marijuana … cigarette smoking and lower hazard of starting marijuana use. Perceived decline in economic resources was linked to taking up …
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, protein, alcohol and cigarette consumption, and on diversity of diet. The results from a dynamic empirical model suggest that …, economic growth has a significant impact on changes in fat and protein consumption and on alcohol use, while unemployment … changes significantly impact protein intake, alcohol consumption and the diversity of diet. …
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Prenatal exposure to smoking and alcohol-use is found to be correlated with various adverse consequences for children … Longitudinal Survey (CNLSY). Specifically, we investigate whether prenatal cigarette use and alcohol-use affect children’s behavior … are used to minimize bias from confounding factors. Our results suggest that the relationship between prenatal smoking and …
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