The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 5 , Pages 441-447 , May 2006

Characteristics Associated with Sustained Abstinence from Smoking Among Patients with COPD

  • Sandra G. Adams, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases/Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Tex
    • The Veterans Evidence-based Research, Dissemination, and Implementation Center (VERDICT), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Tex
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Sandra G. Adams, MD, MS, Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital, Pulmonary Diseases Section (111E), 7400 Merton Minter Blvd. (111E), San Antonio, TX 78229
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  • Jacqueline A. Pugh, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Veterans Evidence-based Research, Dissemination, and Implementation Center (VERDICT), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Tex
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  • Lewis E. Kazis, ScD

      Affiliations

    • The Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, VAMC and Health Outcomes Technologies, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Mass
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  • Shuko Lee, MS

      Affiliations

    • The Veterans Evidence-based Research, Dissemination, and Implementation Center (VERDICT), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Tex
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  • Antonio Anzueto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Diseases/Critical Care Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Tex
    • The Veterans Evidence-based Research, Dissemination, and Implementation Center (VERDICT), South Texas Veterans Health Care System, San Antonio, Tex

Received 25 April 2005 ,Accepted 21 September 2005.

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 This work was supported by a Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN-17) grant and The Office of Research and Development, Health Services R&D Service, Department of Veterans Affairs (Grant HFP 98-002). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.055

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 119, Issue 5 , Pages 441-447 , May 2006

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