Tobacco Control Efforts in Managed Care: What Do the Doctors Think?

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-198

  Solberg, Leif I ^a   Quinn, Virginia P ^b   Stevens, Victor J ^b   Vogt, Thomas M ^b   Rigotti, Nancy A ^c   Zapka, Jane G ^d   Ritzwoller, Debra P ^b   Smith, K Sabina ^b  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS; PHYSICIANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1642404485     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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