Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 8 , Pages 479-482 , August 2010

Cancer diagnosis: An opportune time to help patients and their families stop smoking?

  • G. Ozakinci

      Affiliations

    • University of St Andrews, Medical School, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1334463521.
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  • M. Wells

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
    • ,
  • B. Williams

      Affiliations

    • Social Dimensions of Health Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
    • ,
  • A.J. Munro

      Affiliations

    • University of Dundee, Tayside Cancer Centre, Ninewells Hospital & Medical School, Dundee, UK
    • ,
  • P. Donnelly

      Affiliations

    • University of St Andrews, Medical School, North Haugh, St Andrews, KY16 9TF, UK

Received 22 October 2009 ,Revised 4 March 2010 ,Accepted 20 April 2010.

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PII: S0033-3506(10)00123-X

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.04.006

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 8 , Pages 479-482 , August 2010

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