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. 2014 Jan 8;2014(1):CD000031. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000031.pub4

Selby 2003.

Methods BUPROPION
Randomized controlled trial
 Setting: 15 clinical centres, Canada
 Recruitment: community volunteers
Participants 284 smokers previously exposed to bupropion for at least 2w, not quit for more than 24 hours in previous month
Interventions 1. Bupropion 300mg for 12w
 2. Placebo
 Behavioural support not described
Outcomes Abstinence at 12m (PP)
 Validation: CO <= 10 ppm at treatment visits
Notes Based on abstract
Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Randomization method not described.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No details given.
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No details given.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk No details given, unclear how participants lost to follow‐up treated in outcome data. 70% intervention group and 50% control group completed study.