European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 46-51 , November 2009

Attitude towards cessation among French pregnant smokers: Explaining the poor uptake of specialised support

  • Monique Y. Baha

      Affiliations

    • Faculté de médecine Paris VI, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Laboratoire de Santé Publique et Informatique Médicale (SPIM), Université Paris V – Descartes, 15 rue de l’Ecole de Médecine, 75006 Paris, France. Tel.: +33 1 42 34 69 83; fax: +33 1 53 10 92 01.
    • ,
  • Anne-Laurence Le Faou

      Affiliations

    • Unité de recherche 4069, Fondation MGEN: Epidémiologie, évaluation et politique de santé, Faculté de Médecine René Descartes, Université Paris V, 3 square Max Hymans, 75015 Paris, France
    • Centre de Tabacologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20 rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France

Received 14 November 2008 ,Revised 22 June 2009 ,Accepted 25 July 2009.

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PII: S0301-2115(09)00480-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.07.018

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 46-51 , November 2009

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