Is the lack of effect of smoking cessation aids in population studies explained by recall bias? Comment on the article by borland et al. (2012)

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 752-753

  Messer, Karen ^a   Pierce, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNESIA; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL BIAS; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDY DESIGN;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84874027215     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/nts166     Document Type: Letter

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