Self help smoking cessation in pregnancy

By using new information technology (internet, text messages on cell phones, etc), these programmes can reach large numbers of smokers at a low cost. Because the prevalence of smoking among pregnant women has increased sharply in many European countries in recent years, and few doctors and midwives...

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Published in:BMJ 2003-02, Vol.326 (7386), p.446-447
Main Authors: Etter, Jean-François, Battersby, Tracey A., Fendall, Lisa, Pougher, Carole
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer programming
Letters
Midwifery
Midwives
Personal computers
Pregnancy
Self
Smoking cessation
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Summary:By using new information technology (internet, text messages on cell phones, etc), these programmes can reach large numbers of smokers at a low cost. Because the prevalence of smoking among pregnant women has increased sharply in many European countries in recent years, and few doctors and midwives are trained in treating tobacco dependence, there is an urgent need to assess the efficacy of computer tailored smoking cessation programmes in pregnant smokers.
ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.326.7386.446