Clinical methods in smoking cessation: description and evaluation of a stop smoking clinic.
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 69 (12) , 1226-1231
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.69.12.1226
Abstract
This study reports the results of the Kaiser-Permanente Stop Smoking Clinic and describes the philosophy and methods employed by the clinic in treating addictive smoking behavior. Of the 1,128 clients who registered for the group program, 57 per cent are abstinent six months after quitting smoking and 47 per cent are abstinent at one year. The clinic methods used are described in detail. They attempt to relate smoking behavior to the larger phenomenon of addiction.Keywords
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