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The following files can be downloaded (right click on the filename):
| File | Description |
| Panel-fr.pdf | Désaccoutumance au tabac en Suisse |
| Panel-de.pdf | Tabakentwöhnung in der Schweiz. |
| markovmodel.pdf | Markov Model for the Lausanne University Cost-effectiveness Analyses on Smoking Cessation Interventions |
| EUhosp_quest.pdf | Questionaire on smoking cessation conselling for inpatients in some european hospitals |
| EUhosp_data.pdf | Smoking cessation conselling availability in some european hospitals. |
| b_cas_res.xls | Table: Synthesis of cost-effectiveness ratios for a 45-year-old. |
| b_cas_res_age.xls | Table: Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios by age. |
| sa_trt_eff.xls | Table: Sensitivity Analysis - Treatment Efficacy. |
| sa_rel_1_Tx.xls | Table: Sensitivity Analysis - Relapse during 1st month of treatment. |
| sa_rel_2_Tx.xls | Table: Sensitivity Analysis - Relapse during 2nd month of treatment. |
| sa_prop_smo.xls | Table: Sensitivity Analysis - Proportion of smokers in "preparation" stage. |
| sa_nat_cess_rate.xls | Table: Sensitivity Analysis - Natural cessation rate. |
| sa_life_rel_rate.xls | Table: Sensitivity Analysis - Lifetime relapse rate. |
| patch_sa_Tx_price.xls | Figure: Sensitivity Analysis - Patch and Price. |
| patch_sa_Tx_eff.xls | Figure: Sensitivity Analysis - Patch and Efficacy. |
| patch_sa_GP_fees.xls | Figure: Sensitivity Analysis - Patch and GP fees. |