Combined nicotine patch with gum versus nicotine patch alone in smoking cessation in Hong Kong primary care clinics: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Maria K. W. Leung (Author), Dan Bai (Author), Benjamin H. K. Yip (Author), M. Y. Fong (Author), Petty M. H. Lai (Author), Phoebe Lai (Author), Irene S. Y. Lai (Author), Zoe H. W. Lam (Author), Andrew T. F. Leung (Author), Dorothy K Y To (Author), M. T. Wong (Author), T. K. Wong (Author), David V. K. Chao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The prevalence of daily cigarette smoking has dropped to 10% in Hong Kong (HK) in 2017, however, smoking still kills 5700 persons per year. Studies suggest that abstinence rates are higher with combined NRT than single NRT, although local data on safety and benefits of combined N...