Reimbursement for smoking cessation treatment may double the abstinence rate: Results of a randomized trial

Addiction

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1012-1020

  Kaper, Janneke ^a   Wagena, E J ^b   Willemsen, M C ^c   Van Schayck, C P ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre Hornerheide   (Netherlands)

^c STIVORO for a Smoke free Future   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abstinence from smoking; Randomized consent design; Reimbursement; Smoking cessation treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 21244490372     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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