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Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The aim of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is to replace nicotine from cigarettes. This reduces withdrawal symptoms associated with smoking cessation thus helping resist the urge to smoke cigarettes. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this review were to determine the effectiveness of the different forms of nicotine replacement therapy (chewing gum, transdermal patches, nasal spray, inhalers and tablets) in achieving abstinence from cigarettes; to determine whether the effect is influence...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
Author


Journal:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) More from this journal
Issue:
3
Publication date:
2000-01-01
EISSN:
1469-493X


Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:111015
UUID:
uuid:12732687-bf65-41d3-a3b9-7a5907c2ea0e
Local pid:
pubs:111015
Source identifiers:
111015
Deposit date:
2013-02-20

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