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The Global Research Neglect of Unassisted Smoking Cessation: Causes and Consequences

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  • Simon Chapman
  • Ross MacKenzie

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Simon Chapman and Ross MacKenzie review the evidence and argue that health promotion messages should emphasize that the most successful method used by most ex-smokers is unassisted cessation.

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  • Simon Chapman & Ross MacKenzie, 2010. "The Global Research Neglect of Unassisted Smoking Cessation: Causes and Consequences," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(2), pages 1-6, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pmed00:1000216
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000216
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    1. Zhi-Ming Mai & Sai-Yin Ho & Man-Ping Wang & Lai-Ming Ho & Tai-Hing Lam, 2018. "Living with Smoker(s) and Smoking Cessation in Chinese Adult Smokers: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Evidence from Hong Kong Population Health Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, January.
    2. Kylie Morphett & Brad Partridge & Coral Gartner & Adrian Carter & Wayne Hall, 2015. "Why Don’t Smokers Want Help to Quit? A Qualitative Study of Smokers’ Attitudes towards Assisted vs. Unassisted Quitting," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-17, June.
    3. Ward, Paul Russell & Muller, Robert & Tsourtos, George & Hersh, Deborah & Lawn, Sharon & Winefield, Anthony H. & Coveney, John, 2011. "Additive and subtractive resilience strategies as enablers of biographical reinvention: A qualitative study of ex-smokers and never-smokers," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 72(7), pages 1140-1148, April.
    4. Alos Ferrer, Carlos, 2013. "Think, but Not Too Much: A Dual-Process Model of Willpower and Self-Control," VfS Annual Conference 2013 (Duesseldorf): Competition Policy and Regulation in a Global Economic Order 80019, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association.
    5. Fatemeh Vida Zohoori & Kamini Shah & Julie Mason & Janet Shucksmith, 2012. "Identifying Factors to Improve Oral Cancer Screening Uptake: A Qualitative Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(10), pages 1-6, October.
    6. Dechao Qiu & Ting Chen & Taiyi Liu & Fujian Song, 2020. "Smoking cessation and related factors in middle-aged and older Chinese adults: Evidence from a longitudinal study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-9, October.

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