Efficacy of combined varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy compared with varenicline or nicotine replacement therapy alone for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Xinmei Zhou, Zhenxiao Huang, Qingqing Song, Xin Xia, Anqi Cheng, Zhao Liu, Min Wang, Tingfen Ji, Ailifeire Aihemaiti, Ying Xie, Yi Liu, Yuxin Shi, Shunyi Shi, Yingman Gao, Hang Liu, Jiahui He, Liang Zhao, Dan Xiao, Chen Wang

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DOI: 10.1111/add.70235
Published: 2025-11-10
Container: Addiction
Publisher: Wiley
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@article{allodium:10.1111/add.70235,
  title = {Efficacy of combined varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy compared with varenicline or nicotine replacement therapy alone for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis},
  author = {Xinmei Zhou and Zhenxiao Huang and Qingqing Song and Xin Xia and Anqi Cheng and Zhao Liu and Min Wang and Tingfen Ji and Ailifeire Aihemaiti and Ying Xie and Yi Liu and Yuxin Shi and Shunyi Shi and Yingman Gao and Hang Liu and Jiahui He and Liang Zhao and Dan Xiao and Chen Wang},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Addiction},
  doi = {10.1111/add.70235},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70235}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Efficacy of combined varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy compared with varenicline or nicotine replacement therapy alone for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
AU  - Xinmei Zhou
AU  - Zhenxiao Huang
AU  - Qingqing Song
AU  - Xin Xia
AU  - Anqi Cheng
AU  - Zhao Liu
AU  - Min Wang
AU  - Tingfen Ji
AU  - Ailifeire Aihemaiti
AU  - Ying Xie
AU  - Yi Liu
AU  - Yuxin Shi
AU  - Shunyi Shi
AU  - Yingman Gao
AU  - Hang Liu
AU  - Jiahui He
AU  - Liang Zhao
AU  - Dan Xiao
AU  - Chen Wang
PY  - 2025
JO  - Addiction
DO  - 10.1111/add.70235
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70235
ER  -

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Zhou, X., Huang, Z., Song, Q., Xia, X., Cheng, A., Liu, Z., Wang, M., Ji, T., Aihemaiti, A., Xie, Y., Liu, Y., Shi, Y., Shi, S., Gao, Y., Liu, H., He, J., Zhao, L., Xiao, D., & Wang, C. (2025). Efficacy of combined varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy compared with varenicline or nicotine replacement therapy alone for smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70235

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