Understanding unsuccessful attempts to quit smoking: a social phenomenology approach

• Main Authors: Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus (Author), Marcelo Henrique da Silva (Author), Samara Macedo Cordeiro (Author), Estela Kortchmar (Author), Vanderleia Soeli de Barros Zampier (Author), Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper is to understand the experience of smokers in view of unsuccessful attempts to quit smoking. METHOD This study is based on social phenomenology. Between November and December of 2014, nine interviews were conducted with people that had attempted to quit smoki...