The effect of proactively identifying smokers and offering smoking cessation support in primary care populations: A cluster-randomized trial

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 998-1006

  Murray, Rachael L ^a,b   Coleman, Timothy ^b   Antoniak, Marilyn ^b   Stocks, Joanne ^b   Fergus, Alexia ^b   Britton, John ^b   Lewis, Sarah A ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult smokers; Behavioural support; Long term abstinence; Primary care; Proactive identification; Quit attempts; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NICOTINE;

ABSTINENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43949088159     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2008.02206.x     Document Type: Article

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