The epidemiology of tobacco use and dependence.
Tobacco use continues to be a public health issue of great importance. Acute and critical care nurses in particular have a unique opportunity to become a cornerstone for the nation's tobacco control efforts through integration of prevention and cessation interventions as part of patient care. This article provides readers with a working knowledge of tobacco use and dependence as background reading for the subsequent articles presented in this special issue addressing tobacco cessation in acute and critical care settings.
Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, 60 College Street, Suite #431, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. karen.hudmon@yale.edu
Karen Suchanek
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Hudmon
Briseis A
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Kilfoy
Alexander V
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Prokhorov
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D017281:Cost of Illness; D003422:Critical Care; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D015813:Substance Abuse Detection; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology