A longitudinal study of Medicaid coverage for tobacco dependence treatments in Massachusetts and associated decreases in hospitalizations for cardiovascular disease

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Land, Thomas ^a   Rigotti, Nancy A ^b   Levy, Douglas E ^b   Paskowsky, Mark ^a   Warner, Donna ^a   Kwass, Jo Ann ^a   Wetherell, Leann ^c   Keithly, Lois ^a  

^a Massachusetts Tobacco Cessation and Prevention Program   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAID; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; UNITED STATES; ADULT; FEMALE; MALE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MEDICAID; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650427208     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000375     Document Type: Article

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