Open AccessThe four Ds deconstructed
Author(s) -
Bittoun Renee
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.946
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1753-6405
pISSN - 1326-0200
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-842x.2003.tb00379.x
Subject(s) - odds , government (linguistics) , psychological intervention , set (abstract data type) , odds ratio , medicine , psychology , family medicine , psychiatry , computer science , logistic regression , philosophy , linguistics , programming language
For decades, pamphlets provided by credible government authorities have reproduced tips for quitting smoking, recommended with certainty, but with no basis in facts, findings or substantiated outcomes. The ‘four Ds’ are an example of a universally accepted set of instructions to quit smoking that has little basis in science. This anomaly is at odds with the era of evidence‐based medical interventions and should be addressed.