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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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- Why Māori women continue to smoke while pregnant
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- “I believe once I’m happy within myself I won’t need to smoke”: An exploration of women smokers’ views on smoking, tobacco control and cessation
- Gender differences in satisfaction ratings for nicotine electronic cigarettes by first-time users
- Cigarette smoking and the frequency of colposcopy visits, treatments and re-referral
International Literature
- Linking birth records to hospital admission records enhances the identification of women who smoke during pregnancy (Australia)
- Partner support for smoking cessation during pregnancy: A systematic review
- Triaging women with acute coronary syndrome: A review of the literature.
- Stopping smoking before age 30 years avoids 97% of the excess mortality caused by continuing smoking (UK)
- Dispelling myths about gender differences in smoking cessation: Population data from the USA, Canada and Britain
