National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy

National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy

This investigation is aimed at providing information about structural and organizational characteristics of smoking cessation services (SCS) set up within the Italian National Health Service. Local health units and hospitals are the main institutions connected with SCS which are mainly located withi...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-02-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
Smoking cessation services
tobacco smoking
tobacco use cessation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/3/915/
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spelling doaj-ff32bca44c0c4c768defd3e2e35254ec2020-11-25T02:03:12ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012009-02-016391592610.3390/ijerph6030915National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in ItalyThis investigation is aimed at providing information about structural and organizational characteristics of smoking cessation services (SCS) set up within the Italian National Health Service. Local health units and hospitals are the main institutions connected with SCS which are mainly located within the Department of Drug Addiction and the Department of Lung and Breath Care. SCS provide different tobacco-use cessation programs. Although pharmacotherapy is always used, a combination of therapeutic treatments is highly preferred. This study shows the importance of maintaining a national coordination among different SCS supporting their activity and encouraging the start up of additional services throughout the country. http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/3/915/Smoking cessation servicestobacco smokingtobacco use cessation
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title National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy
spellingShingle National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Smoking cessation services
tobacco smoking
tobacco use cessation
title_short National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy
title_full National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy
title_fullStr National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy
title_full_unstemmed National Survey of the Smoking Cessation Services in Italy
title_sort national survey of the smoking cessation services in italy
publisher MDPI AG
series International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn 1660-4601
publishDate 2009-02-01
description This investigation is aimed at providing information about structural and organizational characteristics of smoking cessation services (SCS) set up within the Italian National Health Service. Local health units and hospitals are the main institutions connected with SCS which are mainly located within the Department of Drug Addiction and the Department of Lung and Breath Care. SCS provide different tobacco-use cessation programs. Although pharmacotherapy is always used, a combination of therapeutic treatments is highly preferred. This study shows the importance of maintaining a national coordination among different SCS supporting their activity and encouraging the start up of additional services throughout the country.
topic Smoking cessation services
tobacco smoking
tobacco use cessation
url http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/3/915/
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