Open AccessPrevalence and Predictors of Smoking by Inpatients During a Hospital Stay
Author(s) -
Susan Regan,
Joseph C. Viana,
Michele Reyen,
Nancy A. Rigotti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/2013.jamainternmed.300
Subject(s) - medicine , nicotine , relative risk , emergency medicine , smoking cessation , hospital discharge , observational study , cigarette smoking , pediatrics , confidence interval , pathology
Accredited US hospitals prohibit smoking inside hospital buildings. Patients are expected to abstain from smoking throughout their hospitalization, but how many do so is unclear. Smoking by inpatients may compromise patient safety, clinical outcomes, and hospital efficiency.
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