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Gradual Reduction vs Abrupt Cessation as a Smoking Cessation Strategy in Smokers Who Want to Quit

Nicola Lindson, Paul N Aveyard, John R. Hughes

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CLINICAL QUESTION: Is gradual smoking cessation associated with poorer success rates than abrupt cessation in smokers who want to quit? BOTTOM LINE: Gradual reduction may not be associated with a clinically significant difference in smoking cessation rates compared with abrupt cessation.

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CLINICAL QUESTION: Is gradual smoking cessation associated with poorer success rates than abrupt cessation in smokers who want to quit? BOTTOM LINE: Gradual reduction may not be associated with a clinically significant difference in smoking cessation rates compared with abrupt cessation.

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CLINICAL QUESTION: Is gradual smoking cessation associated with poorer success rates than abrupt cessation in smokers who want to quit? BOTTOM LINE: Gradual reduction may not be associated with a clinically significant difference in smoking cessation rates compared with abrupt cessation.

Key concepts: Medicine, Smoking cessation, Quit smoking, Internal medicine, Demography, Sociology, Pathology

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