Is nicotine replacement really ineffective? A reply to Stanley and Massey

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 81, Issue , 2017, Pages 143-144

  Hughes, John R ^a   Fanshawe, Thomas R ^b   Stead, Lindsay F ^b  

^a FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

NICOTINE;

NICOTINE; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 85008682913     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.08.013     Document Type: Letter

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