Abstract:Summary
Background
It is important to define smoking phenotypes according to different variables, such as age, sex and degree of dependence, for which available treatments could have different efficacies.
Objective
The main objective of our study was aimed at defining different combinations of these variables to allow the best possible treatment to be chosen in routine clinical practice.
Methods
We reviewed the clinical records of smokers who had been treated in our Smoking Cessation Service. In all cases, the… Show more
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