Effect of medicaid coverage of tobacco-dependence treatments on smoking cessation

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3143-3155

  Liu, Feng ^a  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Health insurance; Medicaid; Smoking cessation; Tobacco dependence treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 74549159099     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6123143     Document Type: Article

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