Prevalence of unassisted quit attempts in population-based studies: A systematic review of the literature

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 512-519

  Edwards, Sarah A ^a   Bondy, Susan J ^a   Callaghan, Russell C ^a,b,c   Mann, Robert E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Prevalence studies; Quitting; Smoking; Unassisted quit attempts

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

PREVALENCE STUDIES; QUITTING; SMOKING; UNASSISTED QUIT ATTEMPTS;

HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84891664314     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: 18736327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.036     Document Type: Review

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