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Latest research delineates the effectiveness of ‘quitlines’ for smoking cessation – Medical Xpress
While cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S., the evidence base for cessation support has…
While cigarette smoking continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death in the U.S., the evidence base for cessation support has revealed that telephone call centers, or ‘quitlines,’ have been a particularly successful intervention, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recently published a compilation of scientific research in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Titled “The Role of Quitlines in Tobacco Cessation,” the supplement…
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