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Nicotine dependence, awareness of smoking-related health risks and readiness to quit among smoker patients in Government Medical College, Kannur, India: A crosssectional study
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Government Medical College,
Kannur, India
Submission date: 2025-02-16
Final revision date: 2025-06-15
Acceptance date: 2025-06-20
Publication date: 2025-07-25
Corresponding author
Swetha Manoj
Government Medical College, Government MC Kannur Campus Rd, Pariyaram, Kerala 670503, Kannur, India
Government Medical College, Government MC Kannur Campus Rd, Pariyaram, Kerala 670503, Kannur, India
Tob. Prev. Cessation 2025;11(July):35
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The author would like to thank the Department of Community Medicine,
Government Medical College, Kannur, for their support.
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
The author has completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of
Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported.
FUNDING
There was no source of funding for this research.
ETHICAL APPROVAL AND INFORMED CONSENT
Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee of
the Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College,
Kannur (Approval number: 23/2021; Date: 25 August 2021). Participants
provided informed consent.
DATA AVAILABILITY
The data supporting this research are available from the author on
reasonable request.
PROVENANCE AND PEER REVIEW
Not commissioned; externally peer-reviewed.
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