Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 4 , Pages 356-358 , April 2006

A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a letter from a consultant surgeon in causing smokers to stop smoking pre-operatively

  • K. Andrews
    • ,
  • P. Bale
    • ,
  • J. Chu
    • ,
  • A. Cramer
    • ,
  • P. Aveyard

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Primary Care & General Practice, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. Tel.: +44 121 414 8529; fax: +44 121 414 6571.

Received 11 February 2005 ,Revised 8 August 2005 ,Accepted 18 October 2005.

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PII: S0033-3506(05)00269-6

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.10.013

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 4 , Pages 356-358 , April 2006

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