Evidence of declining nicotine dependency in new callers to a national quitline

Journal of Smoking Cessation

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-11

  Li, Judy ^a   Grigg, Michele ^a  

^a Quit Group   (New Zealand)

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EID: 67651053259     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18342612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/jsc.2.1.8     Document Type: Article

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