Cytisine is effective for smoking cessation: Should clinicians use it?

Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 134-

  Samet, Jonathan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID;

HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

ALKALOIDS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84905921277     PISSN: 13565524     EISSN: 14736810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2013-101696     Document Type: Note

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