Commentary on Lund etal. (2011): Consolidating the evidence on effectiveness of snus for smoking cessation - implications for public health

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 168-169

  Ramström, Lars ^a  

^a Institute for Tobacco Studies   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Nicotine; Quit rate; Smokeless tobacco; Smoking cessation; Snus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN;

HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NORWAY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 78650003005     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03180.x     Document Type: Note

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