Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 32-38 , June 2007

Smoking patterns, beliefs, and the practice of healthy behaviors in abstinent, relapsed, and recalcitrant smokers

  • Christine A. Wynd, PhD, RN, CNAA

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Received 15 March 2005 ,Accepted 12 August 2005.

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 This article is reprinted from Applied Nursing Research 2006; 19(4):197-203, with permission from Elsevier Inc.

PII: S1062-0303(07)00026-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvn.2007.03.002

Journal of Vascular Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 32-38 , June 2007