Impact of a telephone helpline for smokers who called during a mass media campaign

Tobacco Control

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 148-154

  Owen, Lesley ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Smoking cessation; Telephone helpline

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TELEPHONE; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0034202024     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.9.2.148     Document Type: Article

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