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Which measures of cigarette dependence are predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy? Analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial.

Muhammad RiazSarah LewisTim ColemanPaul N AveyardRobert WestFelix NaughtonMichael Ussher
Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2016)
Four common measures of dependence, including number of cigarettes smoked per day, scores for Fagerström Test of Cigarette Dependence and frequency of urges and level of expired CO, all predicted smoking abstinence in the short term during pregnancy and at end-of-pregnancy with very similar predictive validity.
Keyphrases
  • smoking cessation
  • replacement therapy
  • preterm birth
  • big data
  • pregnant women