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Dr. Hughes and Mr. Klemperer and Dr. Schuurmans rightly point to the limits of the generalizability of our study's findings. When designing a randomized, controlled trial, selecting a particular intervention and choosing what to compare it with is always difficult. Smoking reduction is a complex issue—many possible ways and scenarios to achieve reduction are available, which may result in varying success rates. This strategy is in contrast to abrupt quitting, which allows for less opportunity for variation. Therefore, the general question of whether trying to reduce consumption ahead of a target quit date is counterproductive may have no ...
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