Physicians' perceptions regarding effectiveness of tobacco cessation medications: Are they aligned with the evidence?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 433-434

  Steinberg, M B ^a,b   Zimmermann, M Hanos ^a   Gundersen, D A ^b   Hart, C ^b   Delnevo, C D ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bupropion; Medication; Nicotine replacement therapy; Perceived effectiveness; Pharmacotherapy; Physicians; Smoking cessation; Tobacco; Varenicline

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH; NOSE SPRAY; VARENICLINE;

ADULT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MARKETING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INHALER; LETTER; LOZENGE; MALE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PHYSICIANS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 83155180277     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: 10960260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2011.09.016     Document Type: Letter

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