Smoking Cessation - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of 5 smoking cessation pharmacotherapies.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Little direct evidence exists on the relative efficacies of different smoking cessation pharmacotherapies, yet such evidence is needed to make informed decisions about their clinical use. OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative efficacies of 5 ... Read more...

Telephone recruitment into a randomized controlled trial of quitline support.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Only 1%-7% of adult smokers use quitlines annually. Active telephone recruitment may increase utilization and enroll new groups of quitline users. PURPOSE: This study aimed to (1) determine the proportion of adult daily smokers actively ... Read more...

Smoking cessation: intentions, attempts and techniques.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: A better understanding of charateristics associated with intentions to quit smoking and quit attempts and of the use of various aids is required to develop effective cessation strategies. DATA AND METHODS: Data from the 2006 Canadian ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Smoking Cessation - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial of 5 smoking cessation pharmacotherapies. 30 Oct 2009
• Concerns about a meta-analysis of computer smoking cessation programs. 24 Oct 2009
• Nondaily and social smoking: an increasingly prevalent pattern. 24 Oct 2009
• Telephone recruitment into a randomized controlled trial of quitline support. 29 Sep 2009
• Development of a pharmacist-managed, telephone-based tobacco-cessation clinic for veterans. 13 Sep 2009
• Smoking cessation: intentions, attempts and techniques. 30 Aug 2009
• Development of an instrument to document the 5A's for smoking cessation. 30 Aug 2009
• What works to prevent adolescent smoking? A systematic review of the National Cancer Institute's Research-Tested Intervention Programs. 30 Aug 2009
• What's new in Nicotine & Tobacco Research? 30 Aug 2009
• Influence of stroke subtype on quality of care in the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Program. 30 Aug 2009
• Best practices for smoking cessation: implications for employer-based programs. 30 Aug 2009
• Factors influencing European GPs' engagement in smoking cessation: a multi-country literature review. 30 Aug 2009
• Behavioral interventions in tobacco dependence. 30 Aug 2009
• Treating tobacco dependence in a medical setting. 23 Aug 2009
• Safety of smoking cessation drugs. 22 Aug 2009
• Rapid reduction versus abrupt quitting for smokers who want to stop soon: a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. 12 Aug 2009
• Predictors of adverse events among pregnant smokers exposed in a nicotine replacement therapy trial. 5 Aug 2009
• [Preventing weight gain in smoking cessation: there is no miracle solution] 3 Aug 2009
• A smoking ban in public places increases the efficacy of bupropion and counseling on cessation outcomes at 1 year. 2 Aug 2009
• Preventing postpartum smoking relapse: an opportunity for neonatal nurses. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Smoking Cessation'

Definition: Discontinuation of the habit of smoking, the inhaling and exhaling of tobacco smoke.

Descriptor UI: D016540

Alternative terms: Smoking Cessation; Cessation, Smoking; Cessations, Smoking; Smoking Cessations;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; ethnology; history; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; psychology; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: F01.145.940.700;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: TOBACCO USE CESSATION is also available