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Publications: MS Dunja Przulj

Hajek P, Przulj D, Smith KM, Li J, Sasieni P, Ross L, McRobbie H, Goniewicz M et al. ( 2026 ) . Continuing use of e‐cigarettes after stopping smoking and relapse: Secondary analysis of a large randomised controlled trial . Addiction
Przulj D, Smith KM, McRobbie H, Pesola F, Ananina I, Ladmore D, Hajek P ( 2025 ) . Nicotine delivery from and user reactions to nicotine pouches compared to cigarettes . Psychopharmacology1 - 7 .
Pesola F, Smith KM, Przulj D, Ladmore D, Phillips-Waller A, McRobbie H, Hajek P ( 2025 ) . Patterns of e-Cigarette Use and Smoking Cessation Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of a Large Randomised Controlled Trial to Inform Clinical Advice . Nicotine & Tobacco Research
Pesola F, Smith KM, Phillips‐Waller A, Przulj D, Walton R, McRobbie H, Coleman T, Lewis S et al. ( 2024 ) . Pregnant smokers can be encouraged to switch to vaping . Addiction vol. 119 , ( 8 ) 1493 - 1494 .
Pesola F, Smith KM, Phillips‐Waller A, Przulj D, Griffiths C, Walton R, McRobbie H, Coleman T et al. ( 2024 ) . Safety of e‐cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop‐smoking aids in pregnancy: Secondary analysis of the Pregnancy Trial of E‐cigarettes and Patches (PREP) randomized controlled trial . Addiction vol. 119 , ( 5 ) 875 - 884 .
Przulj D, Pesola F, Myers Smith K, McRobbie H, Coleman T, Lewis S, Griffith C, Walton R et al. ( 2023 ) . Helping pregnant smokers quit: a multicentre randomised controlled trial of electronic cigarettes versus nicotine replacement therapy . Health Technology Assessment vol. 27 , ( 13 ) 1 - 53 .
Hajek P, Przulj D, Pesola F, Griffiths C, Walton R, McRobbie H, Coleman T, Lewis S et al. ( 2022 ) . Author Correction: Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial . Nature Medicine vol. 29 , ( 11 ) 2957 - 2957 .
Pesola F, Phillips‐Waller A, Smith KM, Hajek P ( 2022 ) . Can electronic cigarettes help pregnant smokers quit, and are they as safe to use in pregnancy as nicotine replacement treatments? . Clinical and Translational Medicine vol. 12 , ( 9 )
Hajek P, Przulj D, Pesola F, Griffiths C, Walton R, McRobbie H, Coleman T, Lewis S et al. ( 2022 ) . Electronic cigarettes versus nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial . Nature Medicine vol. 28 , ( 5 ) 958 - 964 .
Hajek P, Przulj D, Pesola F, McRobbie H, Peerbux S, Phillips-Waller A, Bisal N, Smith KM ( 2021 ) . A randomised controlled trial of the 5:2 diet . PLOS ONE vol. 16 , ( 11 )
Smith KM, Phillips‐Waller A, Pesola F, McRobbie H, Przulj D, Orzol M, Hajek P ( 2021 ) . E‐cigarettes versus nicotine replacement treatment as harm reduction interventions for smokers who find quitting difficult: randomized controlled trial . Addiction vol. 117 , ( 1 ) 224 - 233 .
Phillips-Waller A, Przulj D, Pesola F, Smith KM, Hajek P ( 2021 ) . Nicotine Delivery and User Ratings of IQOS Heated Tobacco System Compared With Cigarettes, Juul, and Refillable E-Cigarettes . Nicotine & Tobacco Research vol. 23 , ( 11 ) 1889 - 1894 .
Przulj D, Ladmore D, Smith KM, Phillips-Waller A, Hajek P ( 2021 ) . Time restricted eating as a weight loss intervention in adults with obesity . PLOS ONE vol. 16 , ( 1 )
Ford A, Uny I, Lowes J, Naughton F, Cooper S, Coleman T, Hajek P, Przulj D et al. ( 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 vol. 18 , ( 2 )
Phillips-Waller A, Przulj D, Smith KM, Pesola F, Hajek P ( 2020 ) . Nicotine delivery and user reactions to Juul EU (20 mg/ml) compared with Juul US (59 mg/ml), cigarettes and other e-cigarette products . Psychopharmacology vol. 238 , ( 3 ) 825 - 831 .
( 2020 ) . Erratum . Addiction vol. 115 , ( 11 ) 2192 - 2192 .
Hajek P, Pittaccio K, Pesola F, Smith KM, Phillips‐Waller A, Przulj D ( 2020 ) . Nicotine delivery and users’ reactions to Juul compared with cigarettes and other e‐cigarette products . Addiction vol. 115 , ( 6 ) 1141 - 1148 .
Li J, Hajek P, Pesola F, Wu Q, Phillips‐Waller A, Przulj D, Smith KM, Bisal N et al. ( 2019 ) . Cost‐effectiveness of e‐cigarettes compared with nicotine replacement therapy in stop smoking services in England (TEC study): a randomized controlled trial . Addiction vol. 115 , ( 3 ) 507 - 517 .
Hajek P, Phillips-Waller A, Przulj D, Pesola F, Smith KM, Bisal N, Li J, Parrott S et al. ( 2019 ) . E-cigarettes compared with nicotine replacement therapy within the UK Stop Smoking Services: the TEC RCT . Health Technology Assessment vol. 23 , ( 43 ) 1 - 82 .
Zhang Y, Upson D ( 2019 ) . E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy for Smoking Cessation . The New England Journal of Medicine vol. 380 , ( 20 )
Hajek P, Peerbux S, Phillips-Waller A, Smith C ( 2019 ) . Are ‘dual users’ who smoke and use e-cigarettes interested in using varenicline to stop smoking altogether, and can they benefit from it? A cohort study of UK vapers . BMJ Open vol. 9 , ( 3 )
Hajek P, Phillips-Waller A, Przulj D, Pesola F, Myers Smith K, Bisal N, Li J, Parrott S et al. ( 2019 ) . A Randomized Trial of E-Cigarettes versus Nicotine-Replacement Therapy . The New England Journal of Medicine vol. 380 , ( 7 ) 629 - 637 .
Przulj D, Wehbe L, McRobbie H, Hajek P ( 2018 ) . Progressive nicotine patch dosing prior to quitting smoking: feasibility, safety and effects during the pre‐quit and post‐quit periods . Addiction vol. 114 , ( 3 ) 515 - 522 .
Aveyard P, Lindson N, Tearne S, Adams R, Ahmed K, Alekna R, Banting M, Healy M et al. ( 2018 ) . Nicotine preloading for smoking cessation: the Preloading RCT . Health Technology Assessment vol. 22 , ( 41 ) 1 - 84 .
Investigators TP ( 2018 ) . Effects on abstinence of nicotine patch treatment before quitting smoking: parallel, two arm, pragmatic randomised trial . The BMJ vol. 361 ,
Hajek P, Przulj D, Phillips-Waller A, Anderson R, McRobbie H ( 2018 ) . Initial ratings of different types of e-cigarettes and relationships between product appeal and nicotine delivery . Psychopharmacology vol. 235 , ( 4 ) 1083 - 1092 .
Przulj D, Hajek P, Snuggs S, McRobbie H ( 2017 ) . Changes in Alcohol Consumption During a Stop-Smoking Attempt and Differences Between Smokers Using Nicotine Replacement and Smokers Using Varenicline . Nicotine & Tobacco Research vol. 20 , ( 5 ) 583 - 588 .
Stewart CH, Berry P ( 2017 ) . Cancer-related health behaviours of young people not in education, employment or training (‘NEET’): a cross-sectional study . BMC Cancer vol. 17 , ( 1 )
Hajek P, Przulj D, Phillips A, Anderson R, McRobbie H ( 2017 ) . Nicotine delivery to users from cigarettes and from different types of e-cigarettes . Psychopharmacology vol. 234 , ( 5 ) 773 - 779 .
McRobbie H, Phillips A, Goniewicz ML, Smith KM, Knight-West O, Przulj D, Hajek P ( 2015 ) . Effects of Switching to Electronic Cigarettes with and without Concurrent Smoking on Exposure to Nicotine, Carbon Monoxide, and Acrolein . Cancer Prevention Research vol. 8 , ( 9 ) 873 - 878 .
McRobbie H, Przulj D, Smith KM, Cornwall D ( 2015 ) . Complementing the Standard Multicomponent Treatment for Smokers With Denicotinized Cigarettes: A Randomized Trial . Nicotine & Tobacco Research vol. 18 , ( 5 ) 1134 - 1141 .
Przulj D, McRobbie H ( 2015 ) . Effects of Nicotine-Free E-Cigarettes on Urges to Smoke and Cigarette Withdrawal Symptoms: A Randomised Cross-Over Study . Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy vol. 2016 , ( 01 )
Przulj D ( 2012 ) . The Effect of Sensorimotor Replacement on Smoking Cessation and Craving . The Open Addiction Journal vol. 5 , ( 1 ) 41 - 50 .