Variations in treatment benefits influence smoking cessation: Results of a randomised controlled trial

Tobacco Control

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 175-180

  Schauffler, Helen H ^a   McMenamin, Sara ^a   Olson, Keri ^b   Boyce Smith, Gifford ^b   Rideout, Jeffrey A ^b   Kamil, Jeffrey ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Blue Shield of California   (United States)

^c Blue Cross of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Cessation treatments; Health insurance; Health maintenance organisations

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MULTICENTER STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SELF HELP; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; COST SHARING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT PRACTICE ASSOCIATIONS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; LOGISTIC MODELS; NICOTINE; ODDS RATIO; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0035377212     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.10.2.175     Document Type: Article

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