Nurses making a difference in tobacco dependence treatment in Portugal

Despite the existence of effective ways to help patients quit smoking, nurses are usually ill prepared to address it as it was not a priority in nursing training. Nevertheless, if properly trained, the over 66,000 nurses in Portugal would make a significant difference in the tobacco epidemic. Experi...

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Main Authors: Esmeralda Barreira, Jorge Freitas, Stella Bialous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Tobacco Prevention and Cessation
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tpc/Nurses-making-a-difference-in-tobacco-dependence-treatment-in-Portugal,91105,0,2.html