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Treating Smokers in the Health Care Setting

Wednesday, October 12, 2011  
Posted by: Natalia Gromov

Fiore MC, Baker TB. N Engl J Med 2011; 365:1222-1231September 29, 2011.
The 9/29/11 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine includes a clinical practice review on treating tobacco dependence in the healthcare setting.This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they exist. The article ends with the authors' clinical recommendations. The review article is available at:
http://www.ctri.wisc.edu/nejm.html