Predictors of nicotine withdrawal symptoms: findings from the first randomized smoking cessation trial in a low-income country setting

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 701-708

  Ben Taleb, Ziyad ^a   Ward, Kenneth D ^b,c   Asfar, Taghrid ^c,d   Jaber, Rana ^a   Auf, Rehab ^a   Maziak, Wasim ^a,c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c SYRIAN CENTER FOR TOBACCO STUDIES   (Syrian Arab Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cessation; Low income countries; Nicotine; Smoking; Withdrawal

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINE GUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE; POVERTY; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SYRIA; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84963774080     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-016-0818-8     Document Type: Article

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