Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 45-52 , June 2010

Exploring the barriers of quitting smoking during pregnancy: A systematic review of qualitative studies

  • Georgina Ingall
    • ,
  • Mark Cropley

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, University of Surrey, Stag Hill, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK. Tel.: +(0) 1483 686928.

Received 2 March 2009 ,Revised 18 September 2009 ,Accepted 21 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.09.004

Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 45-52 , June 2010

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