Study protocol of the German Study on Tobacco Use (DEBRA): a national household survey of smoking behaviour and cessation

• Main Authors: Sabrina Kastaun (Author), Jamie Brown (Author), Leonie S. Brose (Author), Elena Ratschen (Author), Tobias Raupach (Author), Dennis Nowak (Author), Constanze Cholmakow-Bodechtel (Author), Lion Shahab (Author), Robert West (Author), Daniel Kotz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The prevalence of tobacco smoking in Germany is high (~27%). Monitoring of national patterns of smoking behaviour and data on the "real-world" effectiveness of cessation methods are needed to inform policies and develop campaigns aimed at reducing tobacco-related harm....