TY - JOUR AU - van Eerd, Eva A. M. AU - Risør, Mette Bech AU - van Rossem, Carolien R. AU - van Schayck, Onno C. P. AU - Kotz, Daniel PY - 2015 DA - 2015/11/04 TI - Experiences of tobacco smoking and quitting in smokers with and without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-a qualitative analysis JO - BMC Family Practice SP - 164 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) seem to be a special subgroup of smokers that have a more urgent need to quit smoking but might find it more difficult to do so. This study aimed to explore which justifications for tobacco smoking and experiences of quitting were commonly shared in smokers with and without COPD, and which, if any, were specific to smokers with COPD. SN - 1471-2296 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-015-0382-y DO - 10.1186/s12875-015-0382-y ID - van Eerd2015 ER -