Effectiveness of smoking reduction intervention for hardcore smokers

Tobacco Induced Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c DUKE KUNSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette consumption; Hardcore; Quit attempt; Smoking cessation; Smoking reduction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING REGULATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84926456060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16179625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12971-015-0034-y     Document Type: Article

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