Impact of national ABC promotion on 1-800-QUIT-NOW

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 481-483

  Hurd, Ami L ^a   Augustson, Erik M ^a,b   Backinger, Cathy L ^a   Deaton, Candace ^a   Bright, Mary Anne ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Mass media; Prevention research; Promotion; Quitline; Tobacco cessation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POPULATION RISK; SMOKING CESSATION; TELEVISION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447523898     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.6.481     Document Type: Article

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