Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Protocol - Intervention
Reduction versus abrupt cessation in smokers who want to quit.
Abstract
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows:
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To compare the success of smoking cessation interventions that instruct the smoker to reduce the amount they smoke before quitting with interventions that instruct the smoker to stop smoking abruptly .
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To compare adverse events by arm, stratified by whether they use pharmacotherapy.
