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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 Population screening.
Selected for raised blood cholesterol.
Randomisation by individual.
Participants Men only, mean age 45.2 (40-49).
N=1232
Interventions Diet and smoking
Duration 5 years
Outcomes Total mortality, CHD mortality, smoking prevalence, blood cholesterol
Notes Reduction in smoking rates and blood cholesterol. Significant reduction in cardiovascular disease events. Concluded that advice to stop smoking and change eating habits reduces first myocardial infarctions and sudden deaths