Effect of offering different levels of support and free nicotine replacement therapy via an English national telephone quitline: Randomised controlled trial

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7854, 2012, Pages

  Ferguson, Janet ^d   Docherty, Graeme ^a   Bauld, Linda ^e   Lewis, Sarah ^a   Lorgelly, Paula ^c   Boyd, Kathleen Anne ^d   McEwen, Andy ^b   Coleman, Tim ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE PATCH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPORT GROUP; TELECONSULTATION; TELEMONITORING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REMOTE CONSULTATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84860316577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e1696     Document Type: Article

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