Smoking among hospitalized patients: A multi-hospital cross-sectional study of a widely neglected problem

Introduction A comprehensive smoking ban was recently enacted for acute-care hospital campuses in Spain. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and patterns of smoking among inpatients before and during hospitalization. Methods Multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted in 13 hosp...

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Main Authors: Cristina Martínez, Marcela Fu, Yolanda Castellano, Anna Riccobene, Paz Fernández, Sandra Cabrera, Eva Gavilan, Ariadna Feliu, Montse Puig-Llobet, Pilar Fuster, Jose Maria Martínez-Sánchez, Javier Montes, Joan Maria Estrada, Carmen Moreno, Anna Falcó-Pegueroles, Jordi Galimany, Cecilia Brando, Rosa Suñer-Soler, Anna Capsada, Esteve Fernández, Grupo de Coordinadores de la Red Catalana de Hospitales sin Humo (XCHsF)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-07-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Smoking-among-hospitalized-patients-a-neglected-problem-A-multihospital-cross-sectional,92927,0,2.html