Association of primary care physician relationship and insurance status with reduced rates of tobacco smoking.
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Correspondence Affi liations: From the Mayo Clinic. Financial/nonfi nancial disclosures: The author has reported to CHEST that no potential confl icts of interest exist with any companies organizations whose products or services may be discussed in this article. Correspondence to: Clayton T. Cowl, MD, FCCP, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Baldwin 5A, Rochester, MN 55905; e-mail: cowl. [email protected] © 2010 American College of Chest Physicians. Reproduction of this article is prohibited without written permission from the American College of Chest Physicians ( http :// www . chestpubs . org / site / misc / reprints . xhtml ). DOI: 10.1378/chest.10-1574
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 138 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010