Individually Tailored Medical Counseling for Pregnant Smokers
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Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in most developed countries.1 Pregnancy is a time during which health care is of special concern and theoretically should provide strong motivation for a woman to quit. Nevertheless, in spite of the health risk smoking poses for children, the intention to quit has not been found to be significantly different in pregnant and ORIGINAL PAPERS
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[Individually tailored medical counseling for pregnant smokers].
OBJECTIVES To identify the characteristics of smoking addiction in a group of pregnant women, to evaluate the efficacy of medical counseling tailored to the patient's stage in the cessation process and to examine factors that might affect the ability of a woman to quit smoking during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred sixteen women (mean age 29.71 5.44 years; range 15-41) were referr...
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