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Aim
To identify barriers to implementing the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Article 14 guidelines on tobacco dependence treatment (TDT).
Design
Cross‐sectional survey conducted from December 2014 to July 2015 to assess implementation of Article 14 recommendations.
Setting and participants
Survey respondents (n = 127 countries) who completed an open‐ended...
Background and aims
Cost‐effectiveness studies in randomized clinical trials have shown that tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy is among the most cost‐effective of health‐care interventions. Clinical trial eligibility criteria and treatment protocols may not be followed in actual practice. This study aimed to determine whether tobacco cessation pharmacotherapy is cost‐effective in real‐world settings...
Aims
To estimate the prevalence and predictors of failed biochemical verification of self‐reported abstinence among participants enrolled in trials of hospital‐initiated smoking cessation interventions.
Design
Comparison of characteristics between participants who verified and those who failed to verify self‐reported abstinence.
Settings
Multi‐site randomized clinical trials conducted between...
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