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. 2012 Mar 29;366(13):1172-4.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1115176. Epub 2012 Mar 14.

The Joint Commission's new tobacco-cessation measures--will hospitals do the right thing?

Michael C Fiore  1 , Eric Goplerud, Steven A Schroeder
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The Joint Commission's new tobacco-cessation measures--will hospitals do the right thing?

Michael C Fiore et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Figure 1. The Four Components of the New Joint Commission Tobacco Use Performance Measure Set with Inpatient Flowchart*
* Adapted from 2008 PHS Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 5As †Absent contraindications or patient refusal
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