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The Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre (HIIRC) is your source of knowledge to improve New Zealand’s health care system. Sponsored by the Ministry of Health, HIIRC has been developed to support performance and quality improvement efforts.
Important note: This site is no longer being actively maintained and is presented here as an online archive. While it still contains a wealth of useful information, visitors who want to receive the latest health information should register to receive the fortnightly email Digest. This will link you directly to articles of interest in the key areas covered by this site. You can register for the Digest here.
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NZ Literature Abstract
Maori women's views on smoking cessation initiatives
posted by Research Admin on 14 Jun 2011
In this study five Maori women who had ceased smoking were interviewed about smoking cessation initiatives and what was more…
NZ Literature Abstract
Effectiveness of specialist group treatment for smoking cessation vs. one-to-one treatment in primary care
posted by Research Admin on 10 Jun 2011
The aim of this paper was to contribute to an important debate about the most effective form of psychological treatment…
NZ Literature Abstract
Impact on quit attempts of mailed general practitioner ‘brief advice’ letters plus nicotine replacement therapy vouchers
posted by Research Admin on 7 Jun 2011
This study aimed to test whether a personalised letter from general practitioners advising their patients who are smokers to quit,…