The impact of the introduction of smoke-free legislation on prescribing of stop-smoking medications in England

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1827-1834

  Szatkowski, Lisa ^a   Coleman, Tim ^a   McNeill, Ann ^a   Lewis, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Primary care; Smoke free legislation; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; BENZAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITOR; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGENT; QUINOXALINE DERIVATIVE; VARENICLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRESCRIPTION; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENZAZEPINES; BUPROPION; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ENGLAND; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUINOXALINES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATE MEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052764873     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03494.x     Document Type: Article

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