Varenicline for smoking cessation: Is it a heartbreaker?

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1346-1347

  Hays, J Taylor ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VARENICLINE;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NOTE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 80052546198     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.110804     Document Type: Note

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