"Smoking" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Willful or deliberate act of inhaling and exhaling SMOKE from burning substances or agents held by hand.
| Descriptor ID |
D012907
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.805
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| Concept/Terms |
Smoking Behaviors- Smoking Behaviors
- Behavior, Smoking
- Behaviors, Smoking
- Smoking Behavior
Smoking Habit- Smoking Habit
- Habit, Smoking
- Habits, Smoking
- Smoking Habits
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Smoking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Smoking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smoking" by people in Profiles.
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Smoking, Alcohol Use, Diabetes Mellitus, and Metabolic Syndrome as Risk Factors for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Clin Chest Med. 2025 Mar; 46(1):93-104.
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Cigarette Prices and Smoking Experimentation Among Zimbabwean Children: A Survival Analysis of the 2014 Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Aug 22; 26(9):1218-1224.
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The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdowns on Alcohol Consumption and Tobacco Smoking Behaviour in South Africa: A National Survey. Eur Addict Res. 2023; 29(2):127-140.
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Nicotine Metabolite Ratio and Its Association with Sociodemographic and Smoking Characteristics among People with HIV Who Smoke in South Africa. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 03 14; 20(6).
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Association between socio-economic status and non-communicable disease risk in young adults from Kenya, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Sci Rep. 2023 01 13; 13(1):728.
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Genetic insights into smoking behaviours in 10,558 men of African ancestry from continental Africa and the UK. Sci Rep. 2022 11 05; 12(1):18828.
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Effect of relative income price on smoking initiation among adolescents in Ghana: evidence from pseudo-longitudinal data. BMJ Open. 2022 03 16; 12(3):e054367.
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Estimating the price elasticity of demand for cigarettes in South Africa using the Deaton approach. BMJ Open. 2021 12 17; 11(12):e046279.
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Ranking lifestyle risk factors for cervical cancer among Black women: A case-control study from Johannesburg, South Africa. PLoS One. 2021; 16(12):e0260319.
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Socioeconomic Determinants of Smoking in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 25; 18(11).