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A Clinical Practice Guideline for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update. A U.S. Public Health Service Report AHRQ 09-R003
M. Fiore, C. Jaen, T. Baker, et al., American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35(2):August 2008, online. Summarizes the 2008 update of the U.S. Public Health Service guideline for treating tobacco use and dependence and provides an evidence-based blueprint for clinicians and health care systems to use in treating this chronic disease.
Guidelines for Guidelines: We've Come a Long Way AHRQ 08-R042
C. Clancy, J. Slutsky, Chest, 132:September 2007, 746-747. Discusses the process of clinical practice guideline development and the role of guidelines in evidence-based clinical decisionmaking.
Help for Smoker and Other Tobacco Users: Low-Literacy Consumer Guide (English) AHRQ 08-0050-2A
Public Health Service, May 2008. 9 pp. Easy-to-read booklet for consumers. Based on the 2008 Update of the Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline.
Help for Smokers and Other Tobacco Users: Consumer Guide (Spanish) Ayuda Para Fumadore U Otros Consumidores De Tabaco (Booklet) AHRQ 08-0050-2B
Public Health Service, May 2008. 9 pp. Easy-to-read booklet for consumers. Based on the 2008 Update of the Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline.
Helping Smokers Quit: A Guide for Clinicians AHRQ 08-0050-3
Public Health Service, May 2008, 8 pp. This pocket-size guide identifies new counseling and medication treatments that are effective for helping people quit smoking. Based on the 2008 Update of the Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence Clinical Practice Guideline.
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence, 2008 Update, Quick Reference Guide AHRQ 08(09)-0050-6
Public Health Service, Revised March 2009, 39 pp. Summarizes the guideline strategies and recommendations for providing appropriate treatment for tobacco dependence.
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update Clinical Practice Guideline AHRQ 08-0050-1
Public Health Service, May 2008, 257 pp. Updates the 2000 Clinical Practice Guideline that contains recommendations and evidence based on scientific review and meta-analyses.