Cost savings associated with smoking cessation for low-income pregnant women

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Thorsen, Nicole ^a,b   Khalil, Lisette ^b  

^a First Breath Program   (United States)

^b Wisconsin Women's Health Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL BILLING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PREGNANCY; SMOKING CESSATION;

COST SAVINGS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; SMOKING CESSATION; WISCONSIN;

EID: 13644252309     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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