WhatsApp embedded in routine service delivery for smoking cessation: effects on abstinence rates in a randomized controlled study

Abstract Background The demand for smoking cessation services has risen in Turkey, as smokers planning to quit reached 35% in 2012. Communication technologies are used globally to support quitters, yet their integration to health services is rare. This study aims to evaluate the effect of support me...

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Main Authors: Seyfi Durmaz, Isil Ergin, Raika Durusoy, Hur Hassoy, Ayhan Caliskan, Pinar Okyay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6727-z