The effectiveness of the provision of free nicotine replacement therapy on quit rates among health staff

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 184-185

  Wallace, Cate ^a   Bedford, Karen ^b   Rissel, Chris ^b   Carroll, Therese ^b   Hua, Myrna ^b   Maunsell, Terry ^c  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^b Health Promotion Service   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; NICOTINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 42549094622     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00200.x     Document Type: Letter

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