Aung, Myo Nyein https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8175-6309
Yuasa, Motoyuki
Moolphate, Saiyud
Lorga, Thaworn
Yokokawa, Hirohide
Fukuda, Hiroshi
Kitajima, Tsutomu
Tanimura, Susumu
Hiratsuka, Yoshimune
Ono, Koichi
Thinuan, Payom
Minematsu, Kazuo
Deerojanawong, Jitladda
Suya, Yaoyanee
Marui, Eiji
Article History
Received: 25 September 2018
Accepted: 8 February 2019
First Online: 22 February 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The study was approved by the Juntendo University Ethical Committee, Japan, with approval number 2012194, and the Institutional Review Board at Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Lampang, Thailand, with approval number E2556/005. It was registered as an international current control trial at the ISRCTN registry. The ISRCTN registration number ISRCTN89315117 was assigned on 9th July 2013 []. Written consent was obtained from each of the participants after a thorough explanation was given about what would happen to them during the study, as well as their autonomous decision to give up smoking.
: Written informed consent for publication was obtained to publish the findings.
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