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. 1980 Jul;70(7):725–727. doi: 10.2105/ajph.70.7.725

Long-term outcome of smoking cessation workshops.

D Evans, D S Lane
PMCID: PMC1619488  PMID: 7386710

Abstract

Three hundred seventy-two (63%) of 590 enrollees in nine smoking cessation workshops held over a five-year period responded to a follow-up survey. Outcome data were collected retrospectively for six-month intervals from workshop to follow-up. Forty nine per cent of all enrollees graduated, and 56% of the respondents quit smoking during the program. Nonsmoking rates declined to an average of 25% by the first year post-workshop and remained relatively stable thereafter for periods up to five years.

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