Smoking Cessation

Web sites have good info but are hard to use

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 27th, 2003

An analysis of 30 web sites to help smokers quit suggests that these sites generally contain good information, but can be hard to use and have few indicators of how current or credible the information is.

No single method of quitting or coping with withdrawal was mentioned on all sites, but most sites contained information in line with published smoking cessation guidelines like those issued by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, according to Julie A. Cheh, MPH, of the National Cancer Institute and colleagues.

Cheh and colleagues reported their research findings in the journal Health Promotion Practice.

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2003-07-27)

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