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The cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation support delivered by mobile phone text messaging: Txt2stop

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  • Carla Guerriero
  • John Cairns
  • Ian Roberts
  • Anthony Rodgers
  • Robyn Whittaker
  • Caroline Free

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This study shows that under a wide variety of conditions, personalised smoking cessation advice and support by mobile phone message is both beneficial for health and cost saving to a health system. Copyright The Author(s) 2013

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  • Carla Guerriero & John Cairns & Ian Roberts & Anthony Rodgers & Robyn Whittaker & Caroline Free, 2013. "The cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation support delivered by mobile phone text messaging: Txt2stop," The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer;Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gesundheitsökonomie (DGGÖ), vol. 14(5), pages 789-797, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eujhec:v:14:y:2013:i:5:p:789-797
    DOI: 10.1007/s10198-012-0424-5
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    Keywords

    Smoking cessation aid; Economic evaluation; Text message; I18;
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    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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