Effectiveness of a text-messaging-based smoking cessation intervention ("Happy Quit") for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial.

BACKGROUND:China has the highest global prevalence of cigarette smokers, accounting for more than 40% of the total cigarette consumption in the world. Considering the shortage of smoking cessation services in China, and the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of mobile-phone-based text messagin...

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Main Authors: Yanhui Liao, Qiuxia Wu, Brian C Kelly, Fengyu Zhang, Yi-Yuan Tang, Qianjin Wang, Honghong Ren, Yuzhu Hao, Mei Yang, Joanna Cohen, Jinsong Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002713