Effectiveness of a new multi-component smoking cessation service package for patients with hypertension and diabetes in northern Thailand: a randomized controlled trial (ESCAPE study)

• Main Authors: Myo Nyein Aung (Author), Motoyuki Yuasa (Author), Saiyud Moolphate (Author), Thaworn Lorga (Author), Hirohide Yokokawa (Author), Hiroshi Fukuda (Author), Tsutomu Kitajima (Author), Susumu Tanimura (Author), Yoshimune Hiratsuka (Author), Koichi Ono (Author), Payom Thinuan (Author), Kazuo Minematsu (Author), Jitladda Deerojanawong (Author), Yaoyanee Suya (Author), Eiji Marui (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smoking cessation is an achievable behavioral change, which reduces the risks of cardiovascular diseases, cancers and tobacco-related diseases. There is a need for an effective smoking cessation service for low and middle income country settings where the smoking rate is generall...