Sentences with phrase «definition of abstinence»

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Definitions of smoking abstinence were generally poor, and only five of the 10 studies assigned patients to smoking categories on the basis of smoking status recorded at six months or more after diagnosis.

Patients were followed up for smoking status at six months or longer in five studies, 16 22 23 26 28 but smoking was only measured at the time of diagnosis or treatment in four studies, 17 21 24 27 and follow - up was not defined in one study.25 Two studies defined quitting as continuous abstinence from within six months of starting treatment to longest follow - up, 22 23 and one study defined quitting as continuous abstinence during and after treatment.21 The remaining studies did not give a definition of quitting.

The emergence of various theories both in favor and defiance of MOOCs hang in a balance with an abstinence from shifting towards an absolute definition.