A minimum 6-month prolonged abstinence should be required for evaluating smoking cessation trials.
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Cancer Center University of California San Diego La Jolla CA 92093-0645, USA. jppierce@ucsd.edu
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Pierce
Elizabeth A
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D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D009538:Nicotine