Research ArticleOriginal Research
Barriers to the Provision of Smoking Cessation Services Reported by Clinicians in Underserved Communities
Daniel S. Blumenthal
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2007, 20 (3) 272-279; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060115
Daniel S. Blumenthal
MD, MPH

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Vol. 20, Issue 3
May-June 2007
Barriers to the Provision of Smoking Cessation Services Reported by Clinicians in Underserved Communities
Daniel S. Blumenthal
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2007, 20 (3) 272-279; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.03.060115
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