From policy to practice: Tobacco use cessation for employees in the veterans health administration

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 525-531

  Schult, Tamara M ^a,c   Kelly, Quin ^a   Schmunk, Sandra K ^a   Awosika, Ebi R ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MODEL; NICOTINE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SMOKING CESSATION; VETERANS HEALTH; WORKPLACE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PILOT PROJECTS; SMOKING CESSATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; VETERANS HEALTH; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84969756485     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000720     Document Type: Article

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