Nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation.

Journal article

BACKGROUND: By reducing the amount of nicotine that reaches the brain when a person smokes a cigarette, nicotine vaccines may help people to stop smoking or to prevent recent quitters from relapsing. OBJECTIVES: The aims of this review are to assess the efficacy of nicotine vaccines for smoking cessation and for relapse prevention, and to assess the frequency and type of adverse events associated with the use of nicotine vaccines. SEARCH METHODS: We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Re...

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Authors: Hartmann-Boyce, J; Cahill, K; Hatsukami, D; Cornuz, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Cochrane database of systematic reviews
• Volume: 8
• Issue: 8
• Pages: CD007072
• Publication date: 2012-01-01
• DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd007072.pub2
• EISSN: 1469-493X
• ISSN: 1469-493X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Vaccines; Smoking Cessation; Smoking; Recurrence; Humans; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic