Nicotine replacement therapy to aid gradual cessation in smokers with no intention to quit: Association between reduction quantity and later abstinence

Preventive Medicine Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 196-201

  Cheung, Yee Tak Derek ^a   Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Leung, Doris Yin Ping ^b   Abdullah, Abu S M ^c,d   Chan, Sophia Siu Chee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c GUANGXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; Nicotine replacement products; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84925683770     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22113355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2015.02.014     Document Type: Article

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