National patterns in the treatment of smokers by physicians

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 604-608

  Thorndike, Anne N ^a,e   Rigotti, Nancy A ^a,b   Stafford, Randall S ^a,c   Singer, Daniel E ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Tobacco Research and Treatment Center   (United States)

^c Hlth Plcy R and D Unit   (United States)

^d Clinical Epidemiology Unit   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0032564903     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.8.604     Document Type: Article

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