Capsule Commentary on Danan et al., Does Motivation Matter? Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Proactive Outreach to VA Smokers

Amir Mohammad^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. amir.mohammad@yale.edu.
² VA Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, USA. amir.mohammad@yale.edu.

Comment

Amir Mohammad. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Aug.

. 2016 Aug;31(8):927.

doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3715-1.

Amir Mohammad^{1

2}

¹ Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. amir.mohammad@yale.edu.
² VA Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, USA. amir.mohammad@yale.edu.

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Comment on

Does Motivation Matter? Analysis of a Randomized Trial of Proactive Outreach to VA Smokers.
Danan ER, Joseph AM, Sherman SE, Burgess DJ, Noorbaloochi S, Clothier B, Japuntich SJ, Taylor BC, Fu SS. Danan ER, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2016 Aug;31(8):878-87. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3687-1. Epub 2016 Apr 12. J Gen Intern Med. 2016. PMID: 27071399 Free PMC article.

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