A qualitative study of the difficulties of smoking cessation; health care professionals' and smokers' points of view

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 240-246

  Rajamäki, Heli ^a   Katajavuori, Nina ^a   Järvinen, Päivi ^b   Hakuli, Terhi ^c   Teräsalmi, Eeva ^b   Pietilä, Kirsi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Virkkala Pharmacy ^*  (Finland)

^c Kannelmäki Pharmacy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Health care professionals; Local network; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; PHARMACIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 0037709919     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021545524361     Document Type: Article

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