Addressing tobacco use in homeless populations: A survey of health care professionals

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1650-1659

  Baggett, Travis P ^a   Anderson, Robert ^b   Freyder, Paul J ^c   Jarvie, Jill A ^d   Maryman, Kristi ^e   Porter, Janet ^f   Rigotti, Nancy A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Salvation Army Harbor Light Center   (United States)

^d KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Priority Populations Unit   (United States)

^f Health Education Council   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel (MeSH); Directive counseling (MeSH); Homeless persons (MeSH); Tobacco use cessation (MeSH)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871303253     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2012.0162     Document Type: Article

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