Is nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation effective in the "real world"? Findings from a prospective multinational cohort study

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Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 998-1002

  West, Robert ^a   Zhou, Xiaolei ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36048986082     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2007.078758     Document Type: Article

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