Effectiveness and safety of nicotine replacement therapy assisted reduction to stop smoking: systematic review and meta-analysis.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness and safety of nicotine replacement therapy assisted reduction to stop smoking. DESIGN: Systematic review of randomised controlled trials. DATA SOURCES: Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsychINFO, Science Citation Index, registries of ongoing trials, reference lists, the drug company that sponsored most of the trials, and clinical experts. Review methods Eligible studies were published or unpublished randomised controlled trials that enrolle...

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Authors: Moore, D; Aveyard, P; Connock, M; Wang, D; Fry-Smith, A

• Journal: BMJ (Clinical research ed.)
• Volume: 338
• Issue: 7699
• Pages: b1024
• Publication date: 2009-01-01
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1024
• EISSN: 1756-1833
• ISSN: 0959-8138
• Language: English
• Keywords: Nicotine; Female; Smoking Cessation; Behavior Therapy; Treatment Outcome; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Recurrence; Combined Modality Therapy; Male; Humans; Nicotinic Agonists