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Nicotine replacement therapy: evidence from observational studies versus clinical trials

Johnson George
Med J Aust 2012; 197 (1): 28. || doi: 10.5694/mja12.10653
Published online: 2 July 2012
  • Johnson George1

  • Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University, Parkville, VIC.


Correspondence: Johnson.George@monash.edu

Competing interests:

I am an investigator in the Give Up For Good clinical trial, evaluating a multidisciplinary smoking intervention initiated during hospital stay, funded by the Australian Research Council and an investigator-initiated research grant from Pfizer.

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