Tobacco Smoke Exposure–Related Illnesses Among Pediatric Emergency Department Patients
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Tobacco Use among Emergency Department Patients
This is the first study to systematically track the tobacco use prevalence in an entire emergency department (ED) population and compare age-stratified rates to the general population using national, provincial, and regional comparisons. A tobacco use question was integrated into the ED electronic registration process from 2007 to 2010 in 11 northern hospitals (10 rural, 1 urban). Results showe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Health Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0891-5245
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2016.07.001