Craving control using nicotine replacement therapy in a teaching hospital

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 317-322

  Jones, T E ^a   Williams, J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hospital; Inpatient; Nicotine administration and dosage; Organisational policy; Tobacco use disorder

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NICOTINE PATCH;

ABNORMAL DREAMING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SMOKING CESSATION; THROAT IRRITATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; COUGH; DREAMS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NICOTINE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 84863358065     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02222.x     Document Type: Article

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