Effectiveness of nicotine replacement therapy-a rebuttal

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1527-1528

  Hughes, John R ^a   Cummings, K Michael ^b   Foulds, Jonathan ^c   Shiffman, Saul ^d   West, Robert ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d PINNEY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Nicotine; Nicotine replacement therapy; Relapse; Smoking cessation; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM;

HUMAN; LETTER; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS;

EID: 84863779392     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03925.x     Document Type: Letter

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