Effectiveness of intensive smoking reduction counselling plus combination nicotine replacement therapy in promoting long-term abstinence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease not ready to quit smoking: Protocol of the REDUQ trial

Introduction: Limited tobacco dependence treatment resources exist for smoking COPD patients not ready to quit. Smoking reduction may be a viable treatment approach if it prompts quit attempts and subsequent abstinence. This article describes the protocol of the REDUQ (REDUce and Quit) study, which...

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Main Authors: Petra Hagens, Marcel Pieterse, Paul van der Valk, Job van der Palen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865417300315