Predictors of Clinician Tobacco Intervention Counseling in Six North Carolina Free Clinics

• Main Authors: John G. Spangler MD, MPH (Author), Eun-Young Song PhD (Author), Jessica Richardson Pockey MPH (Author), Erin L. Sutfin PhD (Author), Donald W. Helme PhD (Author), Cindy Jones RCP (Author), Kristie L. Foley PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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While the poor and the uninsured are at increased risk for tobacco use, up to two thirds of these patients express interest in near-term quitting. Nonetheless, tobacco counseling rates remain low in clinics serving these patients. As part of a larger tobacco intervention project in North Carolina fr...