Demographic bias in physician smoking cessation counseling

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 313, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Rogers, Laura Q ^a   Johnson, Karen C ^b   Young, Zin Mandy ^b   Graney, Marshall ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Health promotion; Physician behavior; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PROMOTION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030891975     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199703000-00005     Document Type: Article

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