Use of smoking cessation aids: Role of perceived safety and efficacy

Journal of Smoking Cessation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-3

  Ferguson, Stuart G ^a   Schüz, Benjamin ^a   Gitchell, Joe G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b PINNEY ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; compliance; nicotine replacement; NRT; safety and efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876900026     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18342612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jsc.2012.11     Document Type: Editorial

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