From bad to better: A qualitative assessment of low-performing hospitals that improved their smoking cessation counseling performance

Journal of Clinical Outcomes Management

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 329-337

  Hafner, Joanne M ^a   Williams, Scott C ^a   Morton, David J ^a   Koss, Richard G ^a   Loeb, Jerod M ^a  

^a Joint Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITAL CARE; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; PNEUMONIA; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 47949105566     PISSN: 10796533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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