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
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