Professor of Behavioural Medicine
Institute for Social Marketing University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/michaelussher
Michael Ussher is Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Stirling. In addition, he is Professor of Behavioural Medicine at St George's, University of London, where he also holds the Hamid Ghodse Chair of Addiction. He shares his time between the University of Stirling and St George's. Michael is a behavioural scientist with a PhD in behavioural medicine and a background in health psychology. His research focuses principally on the design and evaluation of complex behavioural interventions for smoking cessation and physical activity promotion. His research includes randomised controlled trials of novel ways of helping smokers to quit, with a focus on women who smoke in pregnancy, and trials of physical activity interventions, especially for those who smoke or have mental health issues. He has broad experience of different research methods; besides running RCTs, this includes national surveys and cohort studies of smoking behaviour, systematic reviews, qualitative studies on the processes of smoking cessation and exercise adherence, theoretical modelling of behavioural interventions, and laboratory studies of interventions for managing cigarette withdrawal symptoms. Current funded studies Professor Ussher is leading or collaborating on include:
Babybreathe Trial (A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent return to smoking postpartum)
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Smoke Free Pregnancy Programme
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
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The NeSCi Study - Neonatal Unit Smoking Cessation Intervention Development
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: National Institute for Health Research
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A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Attempting to Stop Smoking with the aid of electronic cigarettes
PI: Professor Michael Ussher
Funded by: Cancer Research UK
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Article
Marks J, Sriskandarajah N, May Aurelio M, Gillard S, Rinaldi M, Foster R & Ussher M (2022) Experiences of peer workers and mental health service users with a peer support intervention: applying and critiquing a behaviour change techniques taxonomy. Advances in Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2021.2012088
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Exercise as a Smoking Cessation Treatment for Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Dunsiger S, Emerson JA, Ussher M, Marcus B, Miranda, Jr. R, Monti P & Williams D (2021) Exercise as a Smoking Cessation Treatment for Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44 (6), pp. 794-802. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00236-8
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Smoking and vaping patterns during pregnancy and the postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort survey
Bowker K, Cooper S, Lewis S, Coleman T, Ussher M, Orton S, Naughton F, Phillips L, McRobbie H & Bauld L (2021) Smoking and vaping patterns during pregnancy and the postpartum: a longitudinal UK cohort survey. Addictive Behaviors, 123, Art. No.: 107050. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107050
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Ussher M, Best C, Lewis S, McKell J, Coleman T, Cooper S, Orton S & Bauld L (2021) Financial Incentives for Preventing Postpartum return to Smoking (FIPPS): study protocol for a three-arm randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22 (1), Art. No.: 512. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05480-6
Commentary
Should covid vaccination be mandatory for health and care staff?
Parker M, Bedford H, Ussher M & Stead M (2021) Should covid vaccination be mandatory for health and care staff?. BMJ, 374, Art. No.: 1903. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1903
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Booth G, Howarth A, Stubbs B & Ussher M (2021) The effectiveness of interventions and intervention components for increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour in people with persistent musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pain. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2021.11.004
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Phillips L, Campbell KA, Coleman T, Ussher M, Cooper S, Lewis S & Orton S (2021) Barriers and Facilitators to Staying Smoke-Free after Having a Baby, A Qualitative Study: Women's Views on Support Needed to Prevent Returning to Smoking Postpartum. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (21), Art. No.: 11358. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111358
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Stead M, Jessop C, Angus K, Bedford H, Ussher M, Ford A, Eadie D, MacGregor A, Hunt K & MacKintosh AM (2021) National survey of attitudes towards and intentions to vaccinate against COVID-19: implications for communications. BMJ Open, 11 (10), Art. No.: e055085. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055085
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Coleman T, Clark M, Welch C, Whitemore R, Leonardi-Bee J, Cooper S, Hewitt C, Jones M, Sutton S, Watson J, Daykin K, Ussher M, Parrott S & Naughton F (2021) Effectiveness of offering tailored text message, self-help smoking cessation support to pregnant women who want information on stopping smoking: MiQuit3 randomised controlled trial and meta-analysis. Addiction. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15715
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Pregnant women's use of e-cigarettes in the UK: a cross-sectional survey
Bowker K, Lewis S, Phillips L, Orton S, Ussher M, Naughton F, Bauld L, Coleman T, Sinclair L, McRobbie H, Khan A & Cooper S (2021) Pregnant women's use of e-cigarettes in the UK: a cross-sectional survey. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128 (6), pp. 984-993. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16553
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Hunter A, Yargawa J, Notley C, Ussher M, Bobak A, Murray R, Nath S & Cooper S (2021) Healthcare professionals' beliefs, attitudes, knowledge, and behavior around vaping in pregnancy and postpartum: A qualitative study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 23 (3), pp. 471-478. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa126
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Donin AS, Nightingale CM, Perkin MR, Ussher M, Jebb SA, Landberg R, Welsh P, Sattar N, Adab P, Owen CG, Rudnicka AR, Cook DG & Whincup PH (2021) Evaluating an intervention to increase cereal fiber intake in children: a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Journal of Nutrition, 151 (2), pp. 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa347
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Ford A, Uny I, Lowes J, Naughton F, Cooper S, Coleman T, Hajek P, Przulj D, Myers Smith K, Bauld L, Sinclair L, Walton R, Clark M & Ussher M (2021) A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence Among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-cigarettes for Smoking Cessation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (2), Art. No.: 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020430
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Taylor AH, Thompson TP, Ussher M, Aveyard P, Murray RL, Harris T, Creanor S, Green C, Streeter A, Chynoweth J, Ingram W, Greaves CJ, Hancocks H, Snowsill TM & Callaghan L (2020) Randomised controlled trial of tailored support to increase physical activity and reduce smoking in smokers not immediately ready to quit: Protocol for the Trial of physical Activity-assisted Reduction of Smoking (TARS) study. BMJ Open, 10 (12), Art. No.: e043331. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043331
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Brown TJ, Gentry S, Bauld L, Boyle EM, Clarke P, Hardeman W, Holland R, Naughton F, Orton S, Ussher M & Notley C (2020) Systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to reduce environmental tobacco smoke exposure for children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (21), Art. No.: 7731. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17217731
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Interest in and Use of Smoking Cessation Support Across Pregnancy and Postpartum
Naughton F, Vaz LR, Coleman T, Orton S, Bowker K, Leonardi-Bee J, Cooper S, Vanderbloemen L, Sutton S & Ussher M (2020) Interest in and Use of Smoking Cessation Support Across Pregnancy and Postpartum. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 22 (7), p. 1178–1186. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntz151
Letter
Re: Reconsidering postpartum weight loss counselling interventions
Bick D, Taylor C & Ussher M (2020) Re: Reconsidering postpartum weight loss counselling interventions. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 127 (8), pp. 1035-1036. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16226
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Bowker K, Ussher M, Cooper S, Orton S, Coleman T & Campbell KA (2020) Addressing and overcoming barriers to e-cigarette use for smoking cessation in pregnancy: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17 (13), Art. No.: 4823. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134823
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Taylor C, Bhavnani V, Zasada M, Ussher M & Bick D (2020) Barriers and facilitators to uptake and retention of inner-city ethnically diverse women in a postnatal weight management intervention: a mixed-methods process evaluation within a feasibility trial in England. BMJ Open, 10 (7), Art. No.: e034747. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034747
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Bick D, Taylor C, Bhavnani V, Healey A, Seed P, Roberts S, Zasada M, Avery A, Craig V, Khazaezadah N, McMullen S, O’Connor S, Oki B, Oteng Ntim E, Poston L & Ussher M (2020) Lifestyle information and commercial weight management groups to support maternal postnatal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour: the SWAN feasibility randomised controlled trial. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 127 (5), pp. 636-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16043
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Sinclair L, McFadden M, Tilbrook H, Mitchell A, Keding A, Watson J, Bauld L, Kee F, Torgerson D, McKell J, Hoddinott P, Harris FM, Uny I, Ussher M & Tappin D (2020) The Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy Incentives Trial (CPIT): study protocol for a phase III randomised controlled trial. Trials, 21 (1), Art. No.: 183. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-4042-8
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Howarth A, Riaz M, Perkins-Porras L, Smith JG, Subramaniam J, Copland C, Hurley M, Beith I & Ussher M (2019) Pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for those with persistent pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42 (6), pp. 999-1014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00040-5
Article
Claridge H & Ussher M (2019) Does financial support for medical students from low income families make a difference? A qualitative evaluation. BMC Medical Education, 19, Art. No.: 153. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1573-3
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Bick D, Taylor C, Avery A, Bhavnani V, Craig V, Healey A, Khazaezadeh N, McMullen S, Oki B, Oteng-Ntim E, O'Connor S, Poston L, Seed P, Roberts S & Ussher M (2019) Protocol for a two-arm feasibility RCT to support postnatal maternal weight management and positive lifestyle behaviour in women from an ethnically diverse inner city population: The SWAN feasibility trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5 (1), Art. No.: 117. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0497-3
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Co-producing Randomized Controlled Trials: How Do We Work Together?
Goldsmith LP, Morshead R, McWilliam C, Forbes G, Ussher M, Simpson A, Lucock M & Gillard S (2019) Co-producing Randomized Controlled Trials: How Do We Work Together?. Frontiers in Sociology, 4, Art. No.: 21. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2019.00021
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Limb ES, Ahmad S, Cook DG, Kerry SM, Ekelund U, Whincup PH, Victor CR, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Fox-Rushby J, Furness C, Ibison J, Dewilde S & Harris T (2019) Measuring change in trials of physical activity interventions: A comparison of self-report questionnaire and accelerometry within the PACE-UP trial 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16 (1), Art. No.: 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0762-5
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Jackson SE, Brown J, Ussher M, Shahab L, Steptoe A & Smith L (2019) Combined health risks of cigarette smoking and low levels of physical activity: a prospective cohort study in England with 12-year follow-up. BMJ Open, 9 (11), Art. No.: e032852. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032852
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Effects of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Health-Related Outcomes: a Systematic Review
Howarth A, Smith J, Perkins-Porras L & Ussher M (2019) Effects of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Health-Related Outcomes: a Systematic Review. Mindfulness, 10 (10), pp. 1957-1968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01163-1
Article
Exercise interventions for smoking cessation
Ussher MH, Faulkner GEJ, Angus K, Hartmann-Boyce J & Taylor AH (2019) Exercise interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (10), Art. No.: CD002295. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd002295.pub6
Article
Re-Configuring Identity Postpartum and Sustained Abstinence or Relapse to Tobacco Smoking
Brown TJ, Bauld L, Hardeman W, Holland R, Naughton F, Orton S, Ussher M & Notley C (2019) Re-Configuring Identity Postpartum and Sustained Abstinence or Relapse to Tobacco Smoking. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (17), Art. No.: 3139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16173139
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Fergie L, Campbell KA, Coleman-Haynes T, Ussher M, Cooper S & Coleman T (2019) Identifying Effective Behavior Change Techniques for Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53 (8), pp. 769-781. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kay085
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Campbell KA, Fergie L, Coleman T, Cooper S & Ussher M (2019) Pregnant Smokers' Experiences and Opinions of Techniques Aimed to Address Barriers and Facilitators to Smoking Cessation: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (15), Art. No.: 2772. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152772
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Fergie L, Campbell KA, Coleman-Haynes T, Ussher M, Cooper S & Coleman T (2019) Stop smoking practitioner consensus on barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in pregnancy and how to address these: A modified Delphi survey. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 9, Art. No.: 100164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100164
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Notley C, Brown TJ, Bauld L, Hardeman W, Holland R, Naughton F, Orton S & Ussher M (2019) Development of a Complex Intervention for the Maintenance of Postpartum Smoking Abstinence: Process for Defining Evidence-Based Intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (11), Art. No.: 1968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111968
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Harris T, Limb ES, Hosking F, Carey I, DeWilde S, Furness C, Wahlich C, Ahmad S, Whincup P, Kerry S, Victor C, Ussher M, Iliffe S, Ekelund U & Fox-Rushby J (2019) Effect of pedometer-based walking interventions on long-term health outcomes: Prospective 4-year follow-up of two randomised controlled trials using routine primary care data. PLOS Medicine, 16 (6), Art. No.: e1002836. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002836
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Brown T, Hardeman W, Bauld L, Holland R, Maskrey V, Naughton F, Orton S, Ussher M & Notley C (2019) A systematic review of behaviour change techniques within interventions to prevent return to smoking postpartum. Addictive Behaviors, 92, pp. 236-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.12.031
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Whitemore R, Leonardi-Bee J, Naughton F, Sutton S, Cooper S, Parrott S, Hewitt C, Clark M, Ussher M, Jones M, Torgerson D & Coleman T (2019) Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a tailored text-message programme (MiQuit) for smoking cessation in pregnancy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and meta-analysis. Trials, 20, Art. No.: 280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3341-4
Article
Cooper S, Orton S, Campbell K, Ussher M, Coleman-Haynes N, Whitemore R, Dickinson A, McEwen A, Lewis S, Naughton F, Bowker K, Sinclair L, Bauld L & Coleman T (2019) Attitudes to E-Cigarettes and Cessation Support for Pregnant Women from English Stop Smoking Services: A Mixed Methods Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (1), Art. No.: 110. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16010110
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The ethnicity attainment gap among medical and biomedical science students: a qualitative study
Claridge H, Stone K & Ussher M (2018) The ethnicity attainment gap among medical and biomedical science students: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education, 18 (1), Art. No.: 325. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1426-5
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Perkins-Porras L, Riaz M, Okekunle A, Zhelezna S, Chakravorty I & Ussher M (2018) Feasibility study to assess the effect of a brief mindfulness intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial. Chronic Respiratory Disease, 15 (4), pp. 400-410. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479972318766140
Article
Anokye N, Fox-Rushby J, Sanghera S, Cook DG, Limb E, Furness C, Kerry SM, Victor CR, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Whincup PH, Ekelund U, Dewilde S & Harris T (2018) Short-term and long-term cost-effectiveness of a pedometer-based exercise intervention in primary care: A within-trial analysis and beyond-trial modelling. BMJ Open, 8 (10), Art. No.: e021978. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021978
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Harris T, Kerry S, Victor C, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Fox-Rushby J, Whincup P, Ekelund U, Furness C, Limb E, Anokye N, Ibison J, DeWilde S, David L & Howard E (2018) A pedometer-based walking intervention in 45- to 75-year-olds, with and without practice nurse support: the PACE-UP three-arm cluster RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 22 (37), pp. 1-274. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta22370
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Bowker K, Orton S, Cooper S, Naughton F, Whitemore R, Lewis S, Bauld L, Sinclair L, Coleman T, Dickinson A & Ussher M (2018) Views on and experiences of electronic cigarettes: a qualitative study of women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18 (1), Art. No.: 233. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1856-4
Article
Daley A, Riaz M, Lewis S, Aveyard P, Coleman T, Manyonda I, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Taylor A, Ibison J, Kent A & Ussher M (2018) Physical activity for antenatal and postnatal depression in women attempting to quit smoking: randomised controlled trial. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 18 (1), Art. No.: 156. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1784-3
Article
Harris T, Kerry SM, Limb ES, Furness C, Wahlich C, Victor CR, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Ussher M, Ekelund U, Fox-Rushby J, Ibison J, DeWilde S, McKay C & Cook DG (2018) Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3–4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care. PLOS Medicine, 15 (3), Art. No.: e1002526. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002526
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Campbell KA, Fergie L, Coleman-Haynes T, Cooper S, Lorencatto F, Ussher M, Dyas J & Coleman T (2018) Improving Behavioral Support for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy: What Are the Barriers to Stopping and Which Behavior Change Techniques Can Influence These? Application of Theoretical Domains Framework. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (2), Art. No.: 359. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020359
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Exercise to support indigenous pregnant women to stop smoking: acceptability to Maori
Roberts V, Glover M, McCowan L, Walker N, Ussher M, Heke I & Maddison R (2017) Exercise to support indigenous pregnant women to stop smoking: acceptability to Maori. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21 (11), pp. 2040-2051. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-017-2303-2
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Wahlich C, Beighton C, Victor CR, Normansell R, Cook DG, Kerry SM, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Whincup PH, Fox-Rushby J, Limb ES, Furness C & Harris T (2017) 'You started something … then I continued by myself': a qualitative study of physical activity maintenance. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 18 (6), pp. 574-590. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423617000433
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Naughton F, Cooper S, Foster K, Emery J, Leonardi-Bee J, Sutton S, Jones M, Ussher M, Whitemore R, Leighton M, Montgomery A, Parrott S & Coleman T (2017) Large multi-centre pilot randomized controlled trial testing a low-cost, tailored, self-help smoking cessation text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit). Addiction, 112 (7), pp. 1238-1249. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13802
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Giatras N, Wanninkhof E, Leontowitsch M, Lewis B, Taylor A, Cooper S & Ussher M (2017) Lessons learned from the London Exercise and Pregnant (LEAP) Smokers randomised controlled trial process evaluation: Implications for the design of physical activity for smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy. BMC Public Health, 17 (1), Art. No.: 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-017-4013-5
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Harris T, Kerry SM, Limb ES, Victor CR, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Whincup PH, Ekelund U, Fox-Rushby J, Furness C, Anokye N, Ibison J, DeWilde S, David L & Howard E (2017) Effect of a primary care walking intervention with and without nurse support on physical activity levels in 45- to 75-year-olds: The Pedometer And Consultation Evaluation (PACE-UP) cluster randomised clinical trial. PLoS Medicine, 14 (1), Art. No.: e1002210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002210
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Supervised, vigorous intensity exercise intervention for depressed female smokers: A pilot study
Patten C, Bronars C, Vickers-Douglas K, Ussher M, Levine J, Tye SJ, Hughes C, Brockman TA, Decker P, DeJesus RS, Williams M, Olson TP, Clark MM & Dieterich AM (2017) Supervised, vigorous intensity exercise intervention for depressed female smokers: A pilot study. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 19 (1), pp. 77-86. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntw208
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Victor CR, Rogers A, Woodcock A, Beighton C, Cook DG, Kerry SM, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Ussher M & Harris T (2016) What factors support older people to increase their physical activity levels? An exploratory analysis of the experiences of PACE-Lift trial participants. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 67, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2016.06.006
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Solmi M, Veronese N, Sergi G, Luchini C, Favaro A, Santonastaso P, Vancampfort D, Correll CU, Ussher M, Thapa-Chhetri N, Fornaro M & Stubbs B (2016) The association between smoking prevalence and eating disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addiction, 111 (11), pp. 1914-1922. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13457
Article
Views on a brief mindfulness intervention among patients with long-term illness
Howarth A, Perkins-Porras L, Copland C & Ussher M (2016) Views on a brief mindfulness intervention among patients with long-term illness. BMC Psychology, 4 (1), Art. No.: 56. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-016-0163-y
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Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Ayres R, Aveyard P, Warren FC, Byng R, Taylor RS, Campbell JL, Ussher M, Michie S, West R & Taylor A (2016) Factors associated with study attrition in a pilot randomised controlled trial to explore the role of exercise-assisted reduction to stop (EARS) smoking in disadvantaged groups. Trials, 17 (1), Art. No.: 524. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1641-5
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Riaz M, Lewis S, Coleman T, Aveyard P, West R, Naughton F & Ussher M (2016) Which measures of cigarette dependence are predictors of smoking cessation during pregnancy? Analysis of data from a randomized controlled trial. Addiction, 111 (9), pp. 1656-1665. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.13395
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Haasova M, Warren FC, Thompson TP, Ussher M & Taylor A (2016) The association between habitual physical activity and cigarette cravings, and influence of smokers’ characteristics in disadvantaged smokers not ready to quit. Psychopharmacology, 233 (14), pp. 2765-2774. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-016-4326-6
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Howarth A, Perkins-Porras L, Smith JG, Subramaniam J, Copland C, Hurley M, Beith I, Riaz M & Ussher M (2016) Pilot study evaluating a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17, Art. No.: 273. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1405-2
Article
Stubbs B, Vancampfort D, Rosenbaum S, Ward PB, Richards J, Ussher M & Schuch FB (2016) Challenges Establishing the Efficacy of Exercise as an Antidepressant Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Control Group Responses in Exercise Randomised Controlled Trials. Sports Medicine, 46 (5), pp. 699-713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0441-5
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McGee CE, Trigwell J, Fairclough SJ, Murphy RC, Porcellato L, Ussher M & Foweather L (2016) Effect of a sport-for-health intervention (SmokeFree Sports) on smoking-related intentions and cognitions among 9-10 year old primary school children: a controlled trial. BMC Public Health, 16, Art. No.: 445. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3048-3
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Normansell R, Holmes R, Victor CR, Cook DG, Kerry SM, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Fox-Rushby J, Whincup PH & Harris T (2016) Exploring non-participation in primary care physical activity interventions: PACE-UP trial interview findings. Trials, 17, Art. No.: 178. https://doi.org/10.1186/S13063-016-1299-Z
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Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Ayres R, Aveyard P, Warren FC, Byng R, Taylor RS, Campbell JL, Ussher M, Green C, Michie S, West R & Taylor A (2016) An exploratory analysis of the smoking and physical activity outcomes from a pilot randomized controlled trial of an exercise assisted reduction to stop smoking intervention in disadvantaged groups. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 18 (3), pp. 289-297. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntv099
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Ussher M, Kakar G, Hajek P & West R (2016) Dependence and motivation to stop smoking as predictors of success of a quit attempt among smokers seeking help to quit. Addictive Behaviors, 53, pp. 175-180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.10.020
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Comparing treatment programmes for anorexia
Cotter LJ, Lacey HJ, Morgan JF, Sly R & Ussher M (2016) Comparing treatment programmes for anorexia. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 22 (1), pp. 34-39. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2016.22.1.34
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Exercise-based treatments for substance use disorders: Evidence, theory, and practicality
Linke SE & Ussher M (2015) Exercise-based treatments for substance use disorders: Evidence, theory, and practicality. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 41 (1), pp. 7-15. https://doi.org/10.3109/00952990.2014.976708
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Beighton C, Victor CR, Normansell R, Cook DG, Kerry SM, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Whincup PH, Fox-Rushby J, Woodcock A & Harris T (2015) "It's not just about walking.....it's the practice nurse that makes it work": a qualitative exploration of the views of practice nurses delivering complex physical activity interventions in primary care. BMC Public Health, 15, Art. No.: 1236. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2568-6
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Ussher M, Lewis S, Aveyard P, Manyonda I, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Riaz M, Taylor A, Barton P, Daley A, Essex H, Esliger DW & Coleman T (2015) The London exercise and pregnant smokers (LEAP) trial: A randomised controlled trial of physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy with an economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 19 (84), pp. 1-135. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta19840
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Ahmad S, Harris T, Limb ES, Kerry SM, Victor CR, Ekelund U, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Beighton C, Ussher M & Cook DG (2015) Evaluation of reliability and validity of the General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) in 60-74 year old primary care patients. BMC Family Practice, 16, Art. No.: 113. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0324-8
Commentary
Authors' reply to Braillon and Bewley
Ussher M, Coleman T, West R, Aveyard P & Lewis S (2015) Authors' reply to Braillon and Bewley. Commentary on: Braillon A, Bewley S. 'Trials on physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy missed a trick or two', BMJ 2015, 351:h3554. BMJ, 350, Art. No.: h3555. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3555
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Physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial
Ussher M, Lewis S, Aveyard P, Manyonda I, West R, Lewis B, Marcus B, Riaz M, Taylor A, Daley A & Coleman T (2015) Physical activity for smoking cessation in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial. BMJ, 350, Art. No.: h2145. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h2145
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Bahia SS, Holt PJ, Ray KK, Ussher M, Poloniecki JD, Sharma R, Bown MJ, Hinchliffe RJ, Thompson MM & Karthikesalingam A (2015) Cardiac rehabilitation versus standard care after aortic aneurysm repair (Aneurysm CaRe): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16, Art. No.: 162. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0669-2
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Trigwell J, McGee CE, Murphy RC, Porcellato L, Ussher M, Garnham-Lee K, Knowles ZR & Foweather L (2015) Process evaluation of a sport-for-health intervention to prevent smoking amongst primary school children: SmokeFree Sports. BMC Public Health, 15, Art. No.: 347. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1645-1
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Erskine JAK, Rawaf D, Grice S & Ussher M (2015) Effect of suppressing thoughts of desire to smoke on ratings of desire to smoke and tobacco withdrawal symptoms. SAGE Open, 5 (1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015572488
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McGee CE, Trigwell J, Fairclough SJ, Murphy RC, Porcellato L, Ussher M & Foweather L (2015) Influence of family and friend smoking on intentions to smoke and smoking-related attitudes and refusal self-efficacy among 9-10 year old children from deprived neighbourhoods: A cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 15, Art. No.: 225. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1513-z
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Harris T, Kerry SM, Victor CR, Ekelund U, Woodcock A, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Beighton C, Ussher M, Limb ES, David L, Brewin D, Adams F, Rogers A & Cook DG (2015) A primary care nurse-delivered walking intervention in older adults: PACE (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation)-lift cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 12 (2), Art. No.: e1001783. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001783
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Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Ayres R, Aveyard P, Warren FC, Byng R, Taylor RS, Campbell JL, Ussher M, Michie S, West R & Taylor A (2015) Lessons learned from recruiting socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers into a pilot randomized controlled trial to explore the role of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) smoking. Trials, 16, Art. No.: 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-1
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Cooper S, Foster K, Naughton F, Leonardi-Bee J, Sutton S, Ussher M, Leighton M, Montgomery A, Parrott S & Coleman T (2015) Pilot study to evaluate a tailored text message intervention for pregnant smokers (MiQuit): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 16, Art. No.: 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-014-0546-4
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Normansell R, Smith J, Victor CR, Cook DG, Kerry SM, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Fox-Rushby J, Whincup PH & Harris T (2014) Numbers are not the whole story: A qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to increased physical activity in a primary care based walking intervention. BMC Public Health, 14, Art. No.: 1272. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1272
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Exercise interventions for smoking cessation
Ussher M, Taylor A & Faulkner G (2014) Exercise interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 (8), Art. No.: CD002295. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002295.pub5
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How do prompts for attempts to quit smoking relate to method of quitting and quit success?
Ussher M, Brown J, Rajamanoharan A & West R (2014) How do prompts for attempts to quit smoking relate to method of quitting and quit success?. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 47 (3), pp. 358-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-013-9545-z
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McPherson K, Bronars C, Patten C, Decker P, Hughes C, Levine J, Vickers-Douglas K, Williams M & Ussher M (2014) Understanding word preference for description of exercise interventions as a means for enhancing recruitment and acceptability of exercise treatment among adults treated for depression. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 7 (2), pp. 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2014.05.001
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Orton S, Bowker K, Cooper S, Naughton F, Ussher M, Pickett KE, Leonardi-Bee J, Sutton S, Dhalwani NN & Coleman T (2014) Longitudinal cohort survey of women's smoking behaviour and attitudes in pregnancy: study methods and baseline data. BMJ Open, 4 (5), Art. No.: e004915. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-004915
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Haasova M, Warren FC, Ussher M, Janse Van Rensburg K, Faulkner G, Cropley M, Byron-Daniel J, Everson-Hock ES, Oh H & Taylor AH (2014) The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: Exploration of potential moderators, mediators and physical activity attributes using individual participant data (IPD) meta-analyses. Psychopharmacology, 231 (7), pp. 1267-1275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-014-3450-4
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Rogers A, Harris T, Victor CR, Woodcock A, Limb ES, Kerry SM, Iliffe S, Whincup PH, Ekelund U, Beighton C, Ussher M, Adams F & Cook DG (2014) Which older people decline participation in a primary care trial of physical activity and why: insights from a mixed methods approach. BMC Geriatrics, 14, Art. No.: 46. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-14-46
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Prapavessis H, De Jesus S, Harper T, Cramp A, Fitzgeorge L, Mottola MF, Ussher M, Faulkner G & Selby P (2014) The effects of acute exercise on tobacco cravings and withdrawal symptoms in temporary abstinent pregnant smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 39 (3), pp. 703-708. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.10.034
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Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain
Ussher M, Spatz A, Copland C, Nicolaou A, Cargill A, Amini-Tabrizi N & McCracken LM (2014) Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37 (1), pp. 127-134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-012-9466-5
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Williams DM, Ussher M, Dunsiger S, Miranda R, Gwaltney CJ, Monti PM & Emerson J (2014) Overcoming limitations in previous research on exercise as a smoking cessation treatment: Rationale and design of the "Quit for Health" trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 37 (1), pp. 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2013.11.005
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Taylor A, Thompson TP, Greaves CJ, Taylor RS, Green C, Warren FC, Kandiyali R, Aveyard P, Ayres R, Byng R, Campbell JL, Ussher M, Michie S & West R (2014) A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among disadvantaged smokers. Health Technology Assessment, 18 (4), pp. 1-324. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta18040
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Harris T, Kerry SM, Victor CR, Shah SM, Iliffe S, Ussher M, Ekelund U, Fox-Rushby J, Whincup P, David L, Brewin D, Ibison J, DeWilde S, Limb E, Anokye N, Furness C, Howard E, Dale R & Cook DG (2013) PACE-UP (Pedometer and consultation evaluation - UP) - a pedometer-based walking intervention with and without practice nurse support in primary care patients aged 45-75 years: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-14-418
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Ussher M, Papachristou I & Giatra N (2013) Impact of dementia progression on food-related processes: A qualitative study of caregivers' perspectives. American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias, 28 (6), pp. 568-574. https://doi.org/10.1177/1533317513494456
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Ledochowski L, Taylor AH, Haasova M, Faulkner GE, Ussher M & Kopp M (2013) Immediate effects of single bouts of exercise on cravings to smoke: A systematic review of the literature [Unmittelbare Auswirkungen einzelner Bewegungseinheiten auf das Bedürfnis zu rauchen Ein systematischer Literaturüberblick]. Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitspsychologie, 21 (3), pp. 122-137. https://doi.org/10.1026/0943-8149/a000099
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Murray RL, Szatkowski L & Ussher M (2013) Evaluation of a Refined, Nationally Disseminated Self-Help Intervention for Smoking Cessation ("Quit Kit-2"). Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 15 (8), pp. 1365-1371. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/nts286
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Urge to smoke over 52 weeks of abstinence
Ussher M, Beard E, Abikoye G, Hajek P & West R (2013) Urge to smoke over 52 weeks of abstinence. Psychopharmacology, 226 (1), pp. 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-012-2886-7
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Harris T, Kerry S, Victor C, Ekelund U, Woodcock A, Iliffe S, Whincup P, Beighton C, Ussher M, David L, Brewin D, Adams F, Rogers A & Cook D (2013) Randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention by primary care nurses to increase walking in patients aged 60-74 years: Protocol of the PACE-Lift (Pedometer Accelerometer Consultation Evaluation - Lift) trial. BMC Public Health, 13 (1). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-5
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Exercise-based smoking cessation interventions among women
Linke SE, Ciccolo JT, Ussher M & Marcus BH (2013) Exercise-based smoking cessation interventions among women. Women's Health, 9 (1), pp. 69-84. https://doi.org/10.2217/whe.12.63
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A test of proposed new tobacco withdrawal symptoms
Ussher M, Etter JF & Hughes JR (2013) A test of proposed new tobacco withdrawal symptoms. Addiction, 108 (1), pp. 50-59. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03981.x
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Ussher M, Haasova M, Warren FC, Janse Van Rensburg K, Faulkner G, Cropley M, Byron-Daniel J, Everson-Hock ES, Oh H & Taylor AH (2013) The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: Systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data. Addiction, 108 (1), pp. 26-37. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84871709259&doi=10.1111%2fj.1360-0443.2012.04034.x&partnerID=40&md5=fbb8a609817c3b3a27d77e4020d7a995; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04034.x
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Exercise interventions for smoking cessation
Ussher M, Taylor AH & Faulkner G (2012) Exercise interventions for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012 (1), Art. No.: CD002295. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD002295.pub4
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Tobacco withdrawal symptoms and urges to smoke in pregnant versus non-pregnant smokers
Ussher M, Etter J, Giatras N & Coleman T (2012) Tobacco withdrawal symptoms and urges to smoke in pregnant versus non-pregnant smokers. Addictive Behaviors, 37 (12), pp. 1353-1357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.07.008
