Prescribing of nicotine replacement therapy in and around pregnancy: A population-based study using primary care data

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 626, 2014, Pages e554-e560

  Dhalwani, Nafeesa N ^a   Szatkowski, Lisa ^a   Coleman, Tim ^a   Fiaschi, Linda ^a   Tata, Laila J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nicotine replacement therapy; Pregnancy; Prescribing; Smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; NOSE SPRAY; NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINIC AGENT;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INHALER; LOZENGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; OROMUCOSAL SPRAY; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUBLINGUAL TABLET; TABLET; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRANSDERMAL PATCH; TREND STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROCEDURES; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TRENDS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO USE CESSATION PRODUCTS;

EID: 84907013054     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: 14785242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X681361     Document Type: Article

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