Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST AFR0x61o. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a brief smoking cessation intervention for women 15 to 35 years of age attending Planned Parenthood clinics. Methods. Female smokers (n=1154) were randomly assigned either to advice only or to a brief intervention that involved a 9-minute video, 12 to 15 minutes of behavioral counseling, clinician advice to quit, and follow-up telephone calls. Results. Seventy-six percent of those eligible participated. Results revealed a clear, short-term intervention effect at the 6-week follow-up (7-day self-reported abstinence : 10.2% vs 6.9% for advice only, P<. and a more ambiguous effect at months biochemically validated abstinence : vs ns conclusions. this brief clinic-based intervention appears to be effective in reaching enhancing cessation among female smokers traditionally underserved population.>
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