An innovative smoking cessation program using Facebook reaching 7´000 Swiss smokers

Background Tobacco smoking causes multiple diseases, premature mortality and is a major public health threat. In Switzerland, smoking prevalence is high (25%) but stable since 2011. Half of smokers want to quit but they underuse effective smoking cessation services. Programs using social networks a...

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Main Authors: Jean-Paul Humair, Alexandre Dubuis, Fabrice Joliat, Stephan Brun, Corinne Wahl, Roland Savioz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/An-innovative-smoking-cessation-program-using-Facebook-reaching-7-000-Swiss-smokers,84505,0,2.html