American journal of preventive medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The Ask-Advise-Connect approach for smokers in a safety net healthcare system: a group-randomized trial.
Because smoking has a profound impact on socioeconomic disparities in illness and death, it is crucial that vulnerable populations of smokers be targeted with treatment. The U.S. Public Health Service recommends that all patients be asked about their smoking at every visit and that smokers be given brief advice to quit and referred to treatment. ⋯ The AAC approach to aiding smoking cessation has tremendous potential to reduce tobacco-related health disparities.