How medicaid and other public policies affect use of tobacco cessation therapy, United States, 2010-2014

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2016, Pages

  Ku, Leighton ^a   Brantley, Erin ^b   Bysshe, Tyler ^c   Steinmetz, Erika ^b   Bruen, Brian K ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MEDICAID; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MEDICAID; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84994475316     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd13.160234     Document Type: Article

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