title: Jordan tobacco dependence treatment guidelines: rationale and development.
abstract: Jordan, a high tobacco-burden country, has been working to expand its tobacco dependence treatment services and has completed development of its first customized treatment guidelines. Our paper presents the development process for these guidelines. A group of national and international experts was formed and a national situation analysis for tobacco dependence treatment practices and a detailed review of international evidence were conducted. The guidelines were then drafted and reviewed by national, regional and international experts and were official endorsed by the Jordanian Ministry of Health before being launched. The guidelines comprise concise descriptions and practical supplementary flowcharts covering the major elements of general tobacco dependence treatment. These are the first comprehensive Arabic-language guidelines, including a section focusing on waterpipe use, and we believe they are a reliable and useful resource for neighbouring countries seeking to develop similar guidelines.
authors: Cancer Control Office, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
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authors: Ayub
authors: Cancer Control Office, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
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authors: Obeidat
authors: Department of Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America.
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authors: Leischow
authors: International Cancer Control, American Cancer Society, Washington DC, United States of America; Stanford Prevention Research Center, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, United States of America.
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authors: Glynn
authors: Cancer Control Office, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan; Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
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authors: Hawari
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*