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Table 1 Outline of the study design

From: Effectiveness of two intensive treatment methods for smoking cessation and relapse prevention in patients with coronary heart disease: study protocol and baseline description

Cardiac wards 1 to 4:

Cardiac wards 5 to 8:

O1 UC O2 O3

O1 UC O2 O3

O1 FC O2 O3

O1 TC O2 O3

O1 TC O2 O3

O1 FC O2 O3

  1. O1: baseline measurement with questionnaire; UC Usual Care condition; FC Face-to-face Counselling experimental condition; TC Telephone Counselling experimental condition; O2: six months follow-up measurement by telephone interview; O3: 12 months follow-up measurement by telephone interview and biomedical measurements (saliva, cholesterol, blood pressure).
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2261

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