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Work on this project was supported in part by grant DA-04053-01 from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (awarded to Dr. Jason), grant DA-02581 from the National Institute of Drug Abuse (awarded to Dr. Gruder), grant CA-34622 from the National Cancer Institute (awarded to Dr. Flay), and grant P50-CA-34886-03 from the National Cancer Institute (awarded to Dr. Warnecke). The authors extend their sincere thanks to John Kirkwood, the Executive Director of the Chicago Lung Association, Mike MacCafferty, formerly at the Chicago Lung Association, Donna Stein, the Manager of Promotional Services for PruCare Health Maintenance Organization, Barry Kaufman, the health education reporter for Channel 5 for their help in all phases of this study. In addition, we appreciate the help in data analysis by Ron Prenta, Connie Mantis, Peg Peterson, and Susan Schreiber. We also thank David Glenwick for his helpful comments on an earlier draft of this manuscript.
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Jason, L.A., Gruder, C.L., Martino, S. et al. Work site group meetings and the effectiveness of a televised smoking cessation intervention. Am J Commun Psychol 15, 57–72 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00919757
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