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Limitations
- Outcome was counseling, not cessation
- Relied on patient report of counseling
- Hawthorne effect possible
- Effect only measured for 9 months
- Cannot assess individual components
- Insufficient recruits for patient interviews
- Impact likely reduced by several factors
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