Proactive enrollment of parents to tobacco quitlines in pediatric practices is associated with greater quitline use: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Jeremy E. Drehmer (Author), Bethany Hipple (Author), Emara Nabi-Burza (Author), Deborah J. Ossip (Author), Yuchiao Chang (Author), Nancy A. Rigotti (Author), Jonathan P. Winickoff (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Every U.S. state has a free telephone quitline that tobacco users can access to receive cessation assistance, yet referral rates for parents in the pediatric setting remain low. This study evaluates, within pediatric offices, the impact of proactive enrollment of parents to quitl...