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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Oct 18;(4):CD001561. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001561.pub2
Methods Workplace screening. Matched pairs of worksites randomised. Unit of analysis was worksite
Participants Men and women mean age 40 (17-73). N=1977
Interventions Stage of change model used; motivational, educational, workplace environment and community reinforcement; focus on smoking and food choices. Duration 18 months
Outcomes Smoking, blood cholesterol, dietary intake.
Notes Despite documented implementation of interventions no evidence that changes in smoking, cholesterol concentration of dietary intakes were greater than improvements associated with secular trends observed in control sites. Large variation in rates of stopping smoking between sites suggested variable use and uptake of interventions