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Acceptability and effectiveness of opportunistic referral of smokers to telephone cessation advice from a nurse: a randomised trial in Australian general practice

BACKGROUND: GPs often lack time to provide intensive cessation advice for patients who smoke. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of opportunistic referral of smokers by their GP for telephone cessation counselling by a trained nurse. METHODS: Adult smokers (n = 318) attending 30 GPs in...

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Autores principales: Young, Jane M, Girgis, Seham, Bruce, Tracey A, Hobbs, Melissa, Ward, Jeanette E
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2268921/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18304363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-16