Cancer Prevention Unit and WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control

Here you will find English scientific articles, presentations on talks, and posters of the Cancer Prevention Unit/WHO Collaborating Centre for Tobacco Control on special topics of tobacco and cancer prevention as well as tobacco control.

The publications are sorted by year of publication and category.

• Heidt C, Ouédraogo N & Schaller K (2023) Partnership between Geekvape and French football club Paris Saint-Germain. Tobacco Control, Published Online First: 27 October 2023, doi: 10.1136/tc-2023-058219

• Schaller K, Heidt C, Ouédraogo N, Kahnert S & Seiler J (2023) Media monitoring: Advertising for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products in social media in Germany. Poster presented at the SRNT-E, September 11–13, 2023, London (PDF | 10,19 MB)
• Treede I, Kahnert S & Schaller K (2023) E-Cigarette Toxicity and Health Effects – How to Communicate Scientific Evidence to Politics and the Public. Poster presented at the 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH), April 26–28, 2023, Madrid (PDF | 1,49 MB)
• Heidt C, Seiler J, Kahnert S, Ouédraogo N & Schaller K (2023) Media Monitoring: Advertising for Tobacco and Related Products in Social Media. Poster presented at the 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health (ECToH), April 26–28, 2023, Madrid (PDF | 813,21 KB)
• Ouédraogo N, Rösl FW & Schaller K (2023) Support for Voluntary HPV-School-Based Vaccination in Germany – Results of a Country-Wide Survey in 2023. Poster, 35th International Papillomavirus Conference 2023, Washington (PDF | 441,74 KB)
• Ouédraogo N, Rösl FW & Köster C (2023) The German Roundtable on HPV – An Interdisciplinary Circle to Achieve the WHO Standard for Cervical Cancer Elimination. Poster, 35th International Papillomavirus Conference 2023, Washington (PDF | 777,62 KB)

• Geboers C, Nagelhout GE, de Vries H, Candel MJJM, Driezen P, Mons U, Andler R, Fong GT & Willemsen MC (2022) Price minimizing behaviours by smokers in Europe (2006–2020): Evidence from the International Tobacco Control Project. Eur J Public Health 32: 905–912
• Nogueira SO, Fernández E, Driezen P, Fu M, Tigova O, Castellano Y, Mons U, Herbeć A, Kyriakos CN, Demjén T, Trofor AC, Przewoźniak K, Katsaounou PA, Vardavas CI, Fong GT & EUREST-PLUS Consortium (2022) Secondhand smoke exposure in European countries with different smoke-free legislation. Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Nicotine Tob Res 24: 85–92
• Henderson E, Rodriguez Guerrero LA, Continente X, Fernández E, Tigova O, Cortés-Francisco N, Semple S, Dobson R, Tzortzi A, Vyzikidou VK, Gorini G, Geshanova G, Mons U, Przewozniak K, Precioso J, Brad R, López MJ & the TackSHS project Investigators (2022) Measurement of airborne nicotine, as a marker of secondhand smoke exposure, in 2 residential homes with smokers in 9 European countries. SSRN eLibrary
• Gredner T, Niedermaier T, Steindorf K, Brenner H & Mons U (2022) Impact of reducing excess body weight and physical inactivity on cancer incidence in Germany from 2020 to 2050 – a simulation model. Eur J Cancer 160: 215–226
• Niedermaier T, Gredner T, Kuznia S, Schöttker B, Mons U, Lakerveld J, Ahrens W, Brenner H & PEN-Consortium (2022) Vitamin D food fortification in European countries: the underused potential to prevent cancer deaths. Eur J Epidemiol 37: 309–320
• Schiavone S, Anderson C, Mons U & Winkler V (2022) Prevalence of second-hand tobacco smoke in relation to smoke-free legislation in the European Union. Prev Med 154: 106868

• Treede I, Schaller K, Kahnert S, Garcia-Verdugo R, Graen L & Ouédraogo N (2022) Effective science communication for public health: The Alcohol Atlas Germany 2022. Poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Cancer Prevention, October 26–27, 2022, Heidelberg (PDF | 1,59 MB)
• Ouédraogo N & Köster C (2022) The “German Roundtable on HPV prevention” – an interdisciplinary circle to achieve the WHO standard for cervical cancer elimination. Poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Cancer Prevention, October 26–27, 2022, Heidelberg (PDF | 779,05 KB)

• Henderson E, Continente X, Fernández E, Tigova O, Cortés-Francisco N, Gallus S, Lugo A, Semple S, Dobson R, Clancy L, Keogan S, Ruprecht A, Brogini A, Tzortzi A, Vyzikidou VK, Gorini G, López-Nicolás A, Soriano JB, Geshanova G, Osman J, Mons U, Przewozniak K, Precioso J, Brad R, López M Jose. Secondhand smoke exposure assessment in outdoor hospitality venues across 11 European countries. Environmental Research 2021; 200: 111355
• Mechil BAi, Przewoźniak K, Driezen P, Kyriakos CN, Girvalaki C, Mons U, Quah ACK, Fernández E, Trofor AC, Demjén T, Katsaounou PA, Zatoński W, Fong GT, Vardavas Cl, on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS Consortium. Smokers’ support for the ban on sale of slim cigarettes in six European countries: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe surveys. Open Research Europe 2021; 1: 52
• Nogueira S, Driezen P, Fu M, Hitchman SC, Tigova O, Castellano Y, Kyriakos CN, Zatonski M, Mons U, Quah ACK, Demjen T, Trofor AC, Przewozniak K, Katsanounou PA, Fong GT, Vardavas Cl, Fernandez E, on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS Consortium. Beyond the European Union Tobacco Products Directive: smokers' and recent quitters' support for further tobacco control measures (2016–2018). Tobacco Control 2021; 31: 765–769
• Niedermaier T, Gredner T, Kuznia S, Schöttker B, Mons U, Brenner H. Vitamin D supplementation to the older adult population in Germany has the cost-saving potential of preventing almost 30,000 cancer deaths per year. Molecular Oncology 2021; 15: 1986–1994
• Henderson E, Continente X, Fernández E, Tigova O, Cortés-Francisco N, Gallus S, Lugo A, Semple S, O'Donnell R, Clancy L, Keogan S, Ruprecht A, Borgini A, Tzortzi A, Vyzikidou VK, Gorini G, A López-Nicolás, Soriano JB, Geshanova G, Osman J, Mons U, Przewozniak K, Precioso J, Brad R, López MJ; TackSHS project investigators. Secondhand smoke exposure in outdoor children’s playgrounds in 11 European countries. Environment International 2021; 149: 105775
• Gillmann C, Pajor G, Ramadori P, Albers P, Mons U, Steindorf K, Baumann M. Solving problems is smart, preventing them is wise: lessons learned from the 2nd International DKFZ Conference on Cancer Prevention. International Journal of Cancer 2021; 148: 3086–3096
• Gredner T, Mons U, Niedermaier T, Brenner H, Soerjomataram I. Impact of tobacco control policies implementation on future lung cancer incidence in Europe: An international, population-based modeling study. The Lancet Regional Health Europe 2021; 4: 100074

• Schott E, Ouédraogo N & Mons U (2021) Promising Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates in Germany – Current Situation, Challenges and Opportunities. Poster, 2nd International Conference on Cancer Prevention 2021, Heidelberg (PDF | 4,21 MB)

• Gravely S, Driezen P, Kyriakos CN, Thompson ME, Balmford J, Demjén T, Fernández E, Mons U, Tountas Y, Janik-Koncewicz K, Zatoński W, Trofor AC, Vardavas CI, Fong GT; EUREST-PLUS Consortium. European adult smokers' perceptions of the harmfulness of e-cigarettes relative to combustible cigarettes: cohort findings from the 2016 and 2018 EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. European Journal of Public Health 2020, Mar 19
• Filippidis FT, Driezen P, Kyriakos CN, Katsaounou P, Petroulia I, Girvalaki C, Fu M, Fernández E, Mons U, Trofor AC, Demjén T, Przewoźniak K, Zatoński WA, Fong GT, Tountas Y, Vardavas CI; EUREST-PLUS Consortium. Transitions from and to roll-your-own tobacco, perceptions and health beliefs among smokers: findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. European Journal of Public Health 2020, Apr 8
• Brinker TJ, Faria BL, de Faria OM, Klode J, Schadendorf D, Utikal JS, Mons U, Krieghoff-Henning E, Lisboa OC, Oliveira ACC, Lino HA, Bernardes-Souza B. Effect of a Face-Aging Mobile App-Based Intervention on Skin Cancer Protection Behavior in Secondary Schools in Brazil: A Cluster-Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatology 2020;156: 737-745
• Gredner T, Niedermaier T, Brenner H, Mons U. Impact of tobacco control policies on smoking related cancer incidence in Germany 2020 to 2050 - a simulation study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2020, 29: 1413-1422
• Henderson E, Continente X, Fernández E, Tigova O, Cortés-Francisco N, Gallus S, Lugo A, Semple S, O'Donnell R, Clancy L, Keogan S, Ruprecht A, Borgini A, Tzortzi A, Vyzikidou VK, Gorini G, López-Nicolás A, Soriano JB, Geshanova G, Osman J, Mons U, Przewozniak K, Precioso J, Brad R, López MJ; TackSHS project Investigators. Secondhand smoke exposure and other signs of tobacco consumption at outdoor entrances of primary schools in 11 European countries. Science of the Total Environment 2020, 743: 140743
• Kahnert S, Driezen P, Balmford J, Kyriakos CN, Aleyan S, Hitchman SC, Nogueira S, Demjén T, Fernández E, Katsaounou PA, Trofor AC, Przewoźniak K, Zatoński WA, Fong GT, Vardavas CI, Mons U; EUREST-PLUS Consortium. Effectiveness of tobacco warning labels before and after implementation of the European Tobacco Products Directive-findings from the longitudinal EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe surveys. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Jul 1;30(Suppl_3):iii84-iii90
• Kahnert S, Driezen P, Balmford J, Kyriakos CN, Demjén T, Fernández E, Katsaounou PA, Trofor AC, Przewoźniak K, Zatoński WA, Fong GT, Vardavas CI, Mons U; EUREST-PLUS Consortium. Impact of the Tobacco Products Directive on self-reported exposure to e-cigarette advertising, promotion and sponsorship in smokers-findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Jul 1;30(Suppl_3):iii55-iii61

• Kahnert S, Driezen P, Demjén T, Fernández E, Katsaounou PA, Trofor AC, Przewoźniak K, Fong GT, Vardavas CI & Ute Mons U (2020) Changes in the effectiveness of tobacco warning labels after implementation of the European Tobacco Products Directive – findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe surveys. Poster presented at the 8th European Conference on Tobacco or Health, February 19–22, 2020, Berlin (PDF | 845,45 KB)

• Mlinarić M, Schreuders M, Mons U, Kunst AE. Exposure to car smoking among youth in seven cities across the European Union. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019; 204: 107561
• Hummel K, van den Putte B, Mons U, Willemsen MC, Fong GT, Andler R, de Vries H, Nagelhout GE. The role of income and psychological distress in the relationship between work loss and smoking cessation: Findings from three International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe countries. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation 2019; 5: 42

• Kahnert S, Demjen T, Tountas Y, Trofor A, Przewozniak K, Zatonski WA, Fernandez E, McNeill A, Willemsen M, Kyriakos CN, Fong GT, Vardavas CI, Mons U, on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS Consortium. Extent and correlates of self-reported exposure to tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship in smokers: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2018; 16 (Suppl 2): A7
• Demjén T, Kiss J, Kovács PA, Mons U, Kahnert S, Driezen P, Kyriakos CN, Zatoński M, Przewoźniak K, Fu M, Fernández E, McNeill A, Willemsen M, Tountas Y, Trofor AC, Fong GT, Vardavas CI, on behalf of the EUREST-PLUS consortium. The purchase sources of and price paid for cigarettes in six European countries: Findings from the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2018; 16 (Suppl 2): A16
• Stock C, Mons U & Brenner H (2018) Projection of cancer incidence rates and case numbers until 2030: a probabilistic approach applied to German cancer registry data (1999-2013). Cancer Epidemiology
• Brinker TJ, Brieske CM, Esser S, Klode J, Mons U, Batra A, Rüther T, Seeger W, Enk AH, von Kalle C, Berking C, Heppt MV, Gatzka M, de Souza BB, Schlenk RF & Schadendorf D (2018) A Face-Aging App for Smoking Cessation in a Waiting Room Setting: Pilot Study in an HIV Outpatient Clinic. Journal of Medical Internet Research 20: 1
• Kyriakos CN, Filippidis F, Hitchman S, Girvalaki C, Tzavara CK, Demjén T, Fernandez E, Mons U, Trofor A, Tountas Y, Zatonski MZ, Zatonski WA, Fong GF, Vardavas CI. Characteristics and correlates of electronic cigarette product attributes and undesirable events during e-cigarette use in six countries of the EUREST-PLUS ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2018; 16: A1
• Gielen M, Hageman GJ, Antoniou EE, Nordfjall K, Massimo MM, Balasubramanyam M, de Meyer T, Hendricks AE, Giltay EJ, Hunt SC, Nettleton JA, Salpea KD, Diaz VA, Farzaneh-Far R, Atzmon G, Harris SE, Hou L, Gilley D, Hovatta I, Kim S, Kark JD, Nassar H, Kurz DJ, Mather KA, Willeit P, Zheng YL, Pavanello S, Demerath EW, Rode L, Bunout D, Steptoe A, Boardman L, Jinying Z, Marti A, Needham B, Zheng W, Ramsey-Goldman R, Pellatt AJ, Kaprio J, Hofmann JN, Gieger C, Paolisso G, Hjelmborg JBH, Mirabello L, Seeman T, Wong J, Savolainen K, van der Harst P, Broer L, Kronenberg F, Kollerits B, Strandberg T, Eisenberg DTA, Duggan C, Verhoeven JE, Schaakxs R, Zannolli R, dos Reis RMR, Charchar FJ, Tomaszewski MT, Mons U, Demuth I, Iglesias Molli AE, Cheng G, Krasnienkov D, D’Antono B, Kasielski M, McDonnell B, Ebstein RP, Sundquist K, INTERHEART, Zeegers MP, on behalf of the TELOMAAS group. BMI is negatively associated with telomere length: a collaborative cross-sectional meta-analysis of 87 observational studies. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 201
• Filippidis F, Laverty AA, Mons U, Rimenez-Ruiz CA, Vardavas CI. Changes in smoking cessation assistance in the European Union between 2012 and 2017: pharmacotherapy versus counselling versus e-cigarettes. Tobacco Control 2018; March 21
• Guignard R, Gallopel-Morvan K, Mons U, Hummel K, Nguyen-Thanh V. Impact of a negative emotional antitobacco mass media campaign on French smokers: a longitudinal study. Tobacco Control 2018; January 13
• Vardavas CI, Bécuwe N, Demjén T, Fernández E, McNeill A, Mons U, Tountas Y, Trofor AC, Tsatsakis A, Rohde G, Willemsen M, Przewoźniak K, Zatoński WA, Fong GT. Study protocol of EUREST-PLUS – European Regulatory Science on Tobacco: Policy Implementation to Reduce Lung Disease. Tobacco Induced Diseases 2018 2018;16(Suppl 2): A2

• Kahnert S, Mons U, Fong GT, Quah ACK & Vardavas C (2018) Real-world effectiveness of national tobacco advertising bans among smokers: A comparison of six EU-countries from the EUREST-PLUS Project. Poster presented at the ENSP-CNPT International Conference on Tobacco Control, June 14–16, 2018, Madrid (PDF | 350,46 KB)
• Schaller K, Kahnert S & Mons U (2018) E-cigarette use in Germany from 2014 to 2017. Poster presented at the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH), Kapstadt, 2018 (PDF | 541,07 KB)

• Filippidis FT, Laverty AA, Fernandez E, Mons U, Tigova O, Vardavas CI (2017) Correlates of self-reported exposure to advertising of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes across 28 European Union Member States. Tobacco Control 2017

• Schaller K, Pötschke-Langer M, Kahnert S, Viarisio V, Heidt C, Schunk S, Mons U & Fode K (2017) Effective science communication for public health: The Tobacco Atlas Germany 2015. Poster presented at the 7th European Conference Tobacco or Health (ECTOH), Porto, 2017 (PDF | 33,38 MB)

• Mons U & Brenner H (2016) Demographic ageing and the evolution of smoking-attributable mortality: the example of Germany. Tobacco Control, published online on July 4, 2016

• Springvloet L, Willemsen MC, Mons U, van den Putte B, Kunst AE, Guignard R, Hummel K, Allwright S, Siahpush M, de Vries H & Nagelhout GE (2015) Educational differences in associations of noticing anti-tobacco information with smoking-related attitudes and quit intentions: findings from the International Tobacco Control Europe Surveys. Health Education Research 30(5):719-30
• Hummel K, Nagelhout GE, Willemsen MC, Driezen P, Springvloet L, Mons U, Kunst AE, Guignard R, Allwright S, van den Putte B, Hoving C, Fong GT, McNeill A, Siahpush M & de Vries H (2015) Trends and socioeconomic differences in policy triggers for thinking about quitting smoking: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. Drug Alcohol Depend 155:154–162
• Brown AK, Nagelhout GE, van den Putte B, Willemsen MC, Mons U, Guignard R & Thompson ME (2015) Trends and socioeconomic differences in roll-your-own tobacco use: findings from the ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Control 24: iii11-iii16

• Schaller K, Braun S, Kahnert S, Viarisio V & Pötschke-Langer M (2015) Use of electronic cigarettes in Germany. Poster, vorgestellt am 19.03.2015 bei der 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Abu Dhabi, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (PDF | 1,43 MB)
• Schaller K (2015) Political measures to prevent obesity – What can we learn from tobacco control? Poster, vorgestellt am 21.10.2015 bei der 12th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2015, Berlin (PDF | 2,92 MB)
• Schunk S (2015) How the tobacco industry uses e-mail and internet for marketing their products despite a tobacco advertising ban on the internet – a German case study. Poster, vorgestellt am 19.03.2015 bei der 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Abu Dhabi, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (PDF | 2,75 MB)

• Nagelhout GE, van den Putte B, Allwright S, Mons U, McNeill A, Guignard R, Beck F, Siahpush M, Joossens L, Fong GT, de Vries H & Willemsen MC (2014): Socioeconomic and country variations in cross-border cigarette purchasing as tobacco tax avoidance strategy. Findings from the ITC Europe Surveys. Tobacco Control 23 (Suppl. 1): i30-i38
• Rennen E, Nagelhout GE, van den Putte B, Janssen E, Mons U, Guignard R, Beck F, de Vries H, Thrasher JE & Willemsen MC (2014): Associations between tobacco control policy awareness, social acceptability of smoking and smoking cessation. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. Health Education Research 29: 72-82
• Pötschke-Langer M (2014) Commentary on three letters to the editor regarding the Editorial “The „German Model“ in Tobacco Prevention – Made by Imperial Tobacco and Philip Morris” in SUCHT, 60, 65-68. Sucht 60 (4); 249-250
• Pötschke-Langer M (2014) The „German Model“ in Tobacco Prevention – Made by Imperial Tobacco and Philip Morris. Sucht 60 (2); 65-68

• Sansone G, Fong GT, Hall PA, Guignard R, Beck F, Mons U, Pötschke-Langer M, Yong HH, Thompson ME, Omar M & Jiang Y (2013): Time perspective as a predictor of smoking status: Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Surveys in Scotland, France, Germany, China, and Malaysia. BMC Public Health 13: 346
• Mons U, Nagelhout GE, Allwright S, Guignard R, van den Putte B, Willemsen MC, Fong GT, Brenner H, Pötschke-Langer M & Breitling LP (2013): Impact of national smoke-free legislation on home smoking bans: findings from the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project Europe Surveys. Tobacco Control 22: e2-e9
• Levy DT, Blackman K, Currie LM & Mons U (2013). Germany SimSmoke: The Effect of Tobacco Control Policies on Future Smoking Prevalence and Smoking-Attributable Deaths in Germany. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 15: 465-473

• Hitchman SC, Mons U, Nagelhout GE, Guignard R, Mcneill A, Willemsen C, Driezen P, Wilquin JL, Beck F, Du-Rosco E, Pötschke-Langer M, Hammond D & Fong GT (2012) Effectiveness of the European Union text-only cigarette health warnings: findings from four countries. European Journal of Public Health 22 (5): 693-699
• Kyriss T & Schneider NK (2012) The development of scientific consultants: how the tobacco industry creates controversy on the carcinogenicity of tobacco-specific nitrosamines. Tobacco Control, doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2012-050696
• Strobel L, Schneider NK, Krampe H, Beißbarth T, Pukrop T, Anders S, West R, Aveyard P & Raupach T (2012) German medical students lack knowledge of how to treat smoking and problem drinking. Addiction 107: 1878–1882
• Mons U, Nagelhout GE, Guignard R, McNeill A, van den Putte B, Willemsen MC, Brenner H, Pötschke-Langer M & Breitling LP (2012) Comprehensive smoke-free policies attract more support from smokers in Europe than partial policies. European Journal of Public Health 22 (Suppl. 1): 10-16
• Hitchman SC, Guignard R, Nagelhout GE, Mons U, Beck F, van den Putte B, Crone M, de Vries H, Hyland A & Fong GT (2012) Predictors of car smoking rules among smokers in France, Germany and the Netherlands. European Journal of Public Health 22 (Suppl. 1): 17-22
• Brown A, McNeill A, Mons U & Guignard R (2012) Do smokers in Europe think all cigarettes are equally harmful? European Journal of Public Health 22 (Suppl. 1): 35-40
• Borland R, Li L, Driezen P, Wilson N, Hammond D, Thompson ME, Fong GT, Mons U, Willemsen MC, McNeill A, Thrasher JF & Cummings KM (2012) Cessation assistance reported by smokers in 15 countries participating in the International Tobacco Control (ITC) policy evaluation surveys. Addiction 107: 197-205

• Gleich F, Mons U & Pötschke-Langer M (2011): Air Contamination Due to Smoking in German Restaurants, Bars, and Other Venues – Before and After the Implementation of a Partial Smoking Ban. Nicotine & Tobacco Research 13: 1155-1160
• Nagelhout GE, Mons U, Allwright S, Guignard R, Beck F, Fong GT, de Vries H & Willemsen MC (2011): Prevalence and predictors of smoking in „smoke-free“ bars. Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Europe Surveys. Social Science and Medicine 72: 1643-1651

• Kahnert S, Pötschke-Langer M, Schneider NK, Mons U, Schaller K, Nair U, Schunk S (2011) The German Tobacco Atlas. How communicate Tobacco or Health to the public and to policy-makers. Poster presented at the 5th European Conference Tobacco or Health, Amsterdam (PDF | 3,85 MB)

• Pust S, Mohnen SM & Schneider S (2008): Individual and social environment influences on smoking in children and adolescents. Public Health 122; 1324-1330
• Schneider S, Mohnen SM & Pust S (2008): The average age of smoking onset in Germany - trends and correlates. Public Health; 53: 160-164
• Schneider S, Maul H, Freerksen N & Pötschke-Langer M (2008): Who smokes during pregnancy? An analysis of the German Perinatal Quality Survey 2005. Public Health; 11: 1210-1216
• Schneider S & Schütz J (2008): Who smokes during pregnancy? A systematic literature review of population-based surveys conducted in developed countries between 1997 and 2006. The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care 13 (2) 138-147

• Schulze A, Mons U, Edler L & Pötschke-Langer M (2006): Lack of sustainable prevention effect of the "Smoke-Free Class Competition" on German pupils. Preventive Medicine; 42: 33-39
• Schulze A & Mons U (2006): The evolution of educational inequalities in smoking: a changing relationship and a cross-over effect among German birth cohorts of 1921-70. Addiction; 101: 1051-1056, IF:3
• Schulze A, Pötschke-Langer M, Edler L & Mons U (2006): Smoke-free Class Competition: A reply to the initiators of the program. Preventive Medicine; 43 (2): 151-153, IF: 2.2

• Schulze A & Mons U (2005): Trends in cigarette smoking initiation and cessation among birth cohorts of 1926-1970 in Germany. European Journal of Cancer Prevention; 14: 477-483