Hepatitis A and E in the Mediterranean: A systematic review.

Hepatitis A (HAV) and Hepatitis E (HEV) considered to be major public health threats worldwide. Although, both infections are more common in developing countries, an increased number of HAV and HEV cases have been reported in developed countries. This systematic review analyzes epidemiological profiles of HAV and HEV in the Mediterranean countries.

Smoking Consequences Questionnaire: Factor Structure and Invariance among Smokers and Non-Smokers.

Background: The Smoking Consequences Questionnaire was developed to assess smoking expectancies, which have been found to be linked to the initiation and maintenance of smoking.

Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to examine the factor structure of a modified brief version of the instrument in Greek and to test its invariance between groups of smokers and nonsmokers.

Methods: Participants were 813 Greek-Cypriot university students (524 females; Mean age =20.