Development and application of the BREATHE framework for systematic content and quality evaluation of tobacco cessation mobile applications in India

Varkey Nadakkavukaran Santhosh, Rhea Vas, Shruthi Bannur, Shreya Sridharan, Karthiga Sakthi, U Venkatesh, Vaibhav Kumar, Om Prakash Bera

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DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntag035
Published: 2026-02-14
Container: Nicotine and Tobacco Research
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/ntr/ntag035,
  title = {Development and application of the BREATHE framework for systematic content and quality evaluation of tobacco cessation mobile applications in India},
  author = {Varkey Nadakkavukaran Santhosh and Rhea Vas and Shruthi Bannur and Shreya Sridharan and Karthiga Sakthi and U Venkatesh and Vaibhav Kumar and Om Prakash Bera},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Nicotine and Tobacco Research},
  doi = {10.1093/ntr/ntag035},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag035}
}

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AU  - Varkey Nadakkavukaran Santhosh
AU  - Rhea Vas
AU  - Shruthi Bannur
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AU  - Vaibhav Kumar
AU  - Om Prakash Bera
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JO  - Nicotine and Tobacco Research
DO  - 10.1093/ntr/ntag035
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Santhosh, V. N., Vas, R., Bannur, S., Sridharan, S., Sakthi, K., Venkatesh, U., Kumar, V., & Bera, O. P. (2026). Development and application of the BREATHE framework for systematic content and quality evaluation of tobacco cessation mobile applications in India. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntag035

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