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Editorial
. 2008 May 31;336(7655):1200-1.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39546.520694.80. Epub 2008 Apr 27.

Smoking cessation in primary care

Sean P David, Marcus R Munafò
Editorial

Smoking cessation in primary care

Sean P David et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Evidence does not support routine use of combination therapy with nortriptyline

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Provenance and peer review: Commissioned; not externally peer reviewed.

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