Tobacco use among homeless people - Addressing the neglected addiction

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 369, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 201-204

  Baggett, Travis P ^a,b,c   Tobey, Matthew L ^a   Rigotti, Nancy A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER MORTALITY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MASS SCREENING; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SMOKING; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAX; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EID: 84880436813     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1301935     Document Type: Article

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