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Tobacco Use Screening and Counseling During Hospital Outpatient Visits Among US Adults, 2005–2010

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 12 — August 20, 2015

PEER REVEIWED

Figure 1. Percentage of tobacco use screening during hospital outpatient visits by adults aged 18 years or older, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States 2005–2010.

Year Tobacco Use Screening, %
2005 58.3
2006 62.7
2007 60.2
2008 64.6
2009 66.8
2010 64.5

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Figure 2. Percentage of cessation assistance (counseling, or medications, or both) ordered or provided during hospital outpatient visits by current tobacco users aged ≥18 years, National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States 2005–2010.

Year Cessation Assistance, %
2005 25.6
2006 25.6
2007 25.2
2008 24.3
2009 24.4
2010 21.6
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