Insurance coverage of smoking cessation treatment for state employees

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1338-1340

  Burns, Marguerite E ^a   Bosworth, Timothy W ^a   Fiore, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERNET; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEPHONE;

EID: 3442886210     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.8.1338     Document Type: Article

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