American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 77-84 , August 2005

Tobacco-Cessation Services and Patient Satisfaction in Nine Nonprofit HMOs

  • Virginia P. Quinn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Research & Evaluation Department, Pasadena, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Virginia P. Quinn, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Research & Evaluation Department, 100 So. Los Robles Ave., 2nd Fl., Pasadena CA 91188, Overnight Zip code: 91101
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  • Victor J. Stevens, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
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  • Jack F. Hollis, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
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  • Nancy A. Rigotti, MD

      Affiliations

    • Tobacco Research and Treatment Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Leif I. Solberg, MD

      Affiliations

    • Health Partners Research Foundation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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  • Nancy Gordon, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Division of Research, Oakland, California
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  • Debra Ritzwoller, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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  • K. Sabina Smith, BS

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
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  • Weiming Hu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Kaiser Permanente Northwest, Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon
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  • Jane Zapka, ScD

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
    • Meyers Primary Care Institute, Fallon Healthcare System, Worcester, Massachusetts

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PII: S0749-3797(05)00137-6

doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2005.04.006

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 77-84 , August 2005

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