Smoking cessation and prevention in women of reproductive age: resources and partnerships for physicians.
The importance of smoking cessation and prevention as a women's issue is clear--physicians who interact with women of reproductive age are in an excellent position to influence women's decisions to quit smoking. This paper provides information on community resources physicians can offer to their patients to help support their cessation attempts and describes a new partnership opportunity that physicians can become involved with.
Grotsky
Joy
J
State of Wisconsin Division of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Madison 53701-2659, USA. grotsje@dhfs.state.wi.us
Gothard
Mary
M
Khalil
Lisette
L
Squire
Kate
K
Mascola
Maria
M
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014922:Wisconsin; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*