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Indicator name:
Tobacco: smoking cessation support available at hospitals
Data type:
Categorical
Indicator Id:
1243
Topic:
Risk factors
Definition:
Smoking cessation support is offered in hospitals.  Treatment means offering brief advice or individual or group activities to aid cessation (which can include providing information about quit lines or recommendations concerning pharmaceutical treatments), but does not include quit lines and pharmaceutical treatments.  "Most" means in more than half. "Some" means in less than half. "No" means in none at all.  "Hospitals" include all licensed establishments primarily engaged in providing medical, diagnostic, and treatment services that include physician, nursing, and other health services to in-patients and the specialised accommodation services required by in-patients. These establishments may also provide out-patient services as a secondary activity.
Method of estimation:
Country reported data.
Preferred data sources:
Special studies
Unit of Measure:
N/A
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Bi annual
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