[Commentary] improving NRT labeling and correcting public misperceptions

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1379-1380

  Foulds, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a Department of Epidemiology   (United States)

^b Tobacco Dependence Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Labeling; Nicotine; Pharmacotherapy; Regulation; Replacement; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM; PLACEBO;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRODUCT PACKAGING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 47549104306     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02313.x     Document Type: Note

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