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. 1999 Nov 1;90(6):397–398. doi: 10.1007/BF03404144

A Telephone-based Support Program for Over-the-counter Nicotine Patch Users

Robert D Reid 1,✉, Andrew L Pipe 1
PMCID: PMC6980125  PMID: 10680265

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Footnotes

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Research Corporation has a contract with Johnson&Johnson-Merck to manage the “Stop Smoking Now!” counselling services offered to users of Nicotrol nicotine replacement therapy.

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