Using geographic information system analyses to monitor large-scale distribution of nicotine replacement therapy in New York City

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 288-296

  Czarnecki, Karen Davis ^a   Goranson, Chris ^a   Ellis, Jennifer A ^a   Vichinsky, Laura E ^a   Coady, Micaela H ^a   Perl, Sarah B ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information systems; Nicotine replacement therapy; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MASS MEDIA; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77952585732     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.01.013     Document Type: Article

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