Stop smoking clinics in Malaysia: Characteristics of attendees and predictors of success

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 400-403

  Wee, Lei Hum ^a,b   Shahab, Lion ^c   Bulgiba, Awang ^b   West, Robert ^c  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinic attendees; Malaysian smokers; Predictors; Retrospective study; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; FAGERSTROM TEST FOR NICOTINE DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CARBON MONOXIDE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79151472468     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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