Smoking

Recent findings from E. Vangeli and co-authors highlight research in smoking

Published in Gastroenterology Week, January 19th, 2009

"Reasons for quitting smoking and triggers that finally precipitate a quit attempt are not necessarily the same thing. We sought to assess variation in reported triggers of attempts to stop smoking as a function of age, gender and socioeconomic status," investigators in London, the United Kingdom report.

"Cross-sectional household survey in U.K.. A total of 2441 smokers and ex-smokers aged 16 and over, who reported making at least one serious quit attempt in the last 12 months, were recruited. The main outcome measure was participants' responses to the question ''What finally triggered your most recent quit attempt'''. Respondents selected from a list of options or...

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Source: Gastroenterology Week (2009-01-19)

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