Randomised controlled trial evaluation of tweet2quit: A social network quit-smoking intervention

Tobacco Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 188-194

  Pechmann, Cornelia ^a   Delucchi, Kevin ^b   Lakon, Cynthia M ^c   Prochaska, Judith J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PEER GROUP; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL PHONE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEXT MESSAGING; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960901997     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2015-052768     Document Type: Article

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