Should Managed Care Organizations Pay for Nicotine Replacement Therapy?

Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS;

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February 1, 1997

The American Journal of Managed Care

February 1997

Volume3

Issue 2

Should Managed Care Organizations Pay for Nicotine Replacement Therapy?

Author(s):

Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS

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A Successful Tobacco Cessation Program Led by Primary Care Nurses in a Managed Care Setting

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