Trends in smoking during pregnancy in England, 1992-7: quota sampling surveys.
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The dangers of smoking during pregnancy are widely established. The Health of the Nation set the following target: “In addition to the overall reduction in [smoking] prevalence, at least a third of women smokers to stop smoking at the start of their pregnancy by the year 2000.” As part of a smoking and pregnancy initiative, the Health Education Authority for England carried out a series of annual surveys of pregnant women starting in 1992 to measure knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour in relation to smoking during pregnancy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- BMJ
دوره 317 7160 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998