Intensive in-hospital support doubles likelihood of smoking cessation in heart patients

Monday, June 22, 2009 - 22:07 in Health & Medicine

Patients admitted to hospital with coronary artery disease are twice as likely to quit smoking after receiving intensive smoking cessation support compared to minimal support, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg1297.pdf.

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