[Transcultural adaptation and validation of the Self-efficacy/Temptations Scale in Argentina].

Self-efficacy is the confidence in one's own abilities to avoid smoking in situations that can trigger desire. It is considered an important predictor of relapses. In Argentina there is no valid instrument to evaluate it.

Piggybacking as a media advocacy strategy to increase enrolments in a gender-oriented smoking cessation programme.

Argentina is probably moving to the third phase of the smoking epidemic. Female smoking prevalence is expected to increase over the coming years. In Argentina, smoking cessation programmes usually do not provide specific treatment tailored to women.

Morning surge, pulse wave velocity, and autonomic function tests in elderly adults.

Objective: To assess the complex interplay between morning surge (MS), the autonomic reflex response at the cardiovascular level, and target organ damage (arterial stiffening, left ventricle hypertrophy).

Methods: Fifty-nine consecutive elder patients (>65 years old) underwent a 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. Pulse wave velocity (PWV) was measured as an indicator of arterial stiffness.