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"I don't mind damaging my own body" a qualitative study of the factors that motivate smokers to quit.

BMC public health - 21 Jan 2015

Bethea Jane, Murtagh Barnaby, Wallace Susan E

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BACKGROUND: Although smoking prevalence in England has declined, one in five adults smoke. Smokers are at increased risk of a number of diseases, including COPD which affects an estimated 1.5 million people in England alone. This study aimed to explore issues relating to smoking behaviour and intention to quit that might be used to inform the development of cessation interventions. Issues explored included...

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PMID: 25604029
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-15-4
PMCID: PMC4324408

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