Does a Health Plan Effort to Increase Smokers' Awareness of Cessation Medication Coverage Increase Utilization and Cessation?

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 366-369

  Alesci, Nina L ^a   Boyle, Raymond G ^b   Davidson, Gestur ^c   Solberg, Leif I ^b   Magnan, Sanne ^a  

^a Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Minnesota   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health Promotion; Insurance Coverage; Pharmacotherapy; Prevention Research; Smoking Cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 2442554970     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.5.366     Document Type: Article

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