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Nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation.

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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 NRT (chewing gum, transdermal patches, nasal spray, inhalers and tablets) in achieving abstinence from cigarettes, or a sustained reduction in amount smoked; to determine whether the e...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Primary Care Health Sciences
Role:
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Journal:
Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online) More from this journal
Issue:
3
Publication date:
2004-01-01
EISSN:
1469-493X


Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:111010
UUID:
uuid:12f86e82-6d63-4501-9c6c-c64e9fd8b052
Local pid:
pubs:111010
Source identifiers:
111010
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2013-02-20
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