Cell phone ownership and service plans among low-income smokers: The hidden cost of quitlines

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1791-1793

  Bernstein, Steven L ^a,b,c   Rosner, June Marie ^a   Toll, Benjamin ^a,b,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAID; MOBILE PHONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; CONNECTICUT; COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; HOTLINE; POVERTY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CELL PHONES; CONNECTICUT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HOTLINES; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982962136     PISSN: 14622203     EISSN: 1469994X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntw042     Document Type: Article

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