Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 11 , Pages 1394-1399 , November 2007

Smoking Among Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis: Prevalence Correlates, Quit Attempts, and Unmet Need for Services

Preliminary data were presented to the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, June 1–3, 2006, Scottsdale, AZ.

  • Aaron P. Turner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
    • VA MS Center of Excellence West, Seattle, WA
    • VA Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Aaron P. Turner, PhD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Rehabilitation Care Services, S-117-RCS, 1660 S Columbian Way, Seattle, WA 98108
    • ,
  • Daniel R. Kivlahan, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
    • VA Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Lewis E. Kazis, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • VA Center for Health Quality, Outcomes, and Economic Research, Boston, MA.
    • ,
  • Jodie K. Haselkorn, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
    • VA MS Center of Excellence West, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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 Supported by a VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service Career Development Award (grant no. B3319VA), the VA Center of Excellence in Substance Abuse Treatment and Education, the VA MS Center of Excellence West, and the VA Office of Quality and Performance.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01340-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.003

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 11 , Pages 1394-1399 , November 2007

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