BACKGROUND: Smoking cessation clinical practice guidelines are based on randomised
clinical trials reporting outcomes in persons who participate in these studies. However, many …

BACKGROUND: It would be helpful for general practitioners to know which smokers are the
most or the least likely to achieve long-term cessation, so that efforts in promoting lifestyle …

OBJECTIVE--To evaluate a structured, behavioural change, smoking cessation intervention
designed for use within general practice. DESIGN--Randomised controlled clinical trial …

Objective: To review the evidence of the effectiveness of various smoking cessation methods
and appropriateness for use in Australian health care settings. Methods: Cochrane and …

Several smoking intervention studies have been conducted overseas which use a minimal
amount of general practitioners' time and are conducted within the constraints of a normal …

Smoking cessation advice from a general practitioner (GP) significantly increases quit rates
among patients who smoke. However, smoking is not discussed during most routine …

Aims The'Smokescreen'smoking cessation programme was introduced in Christchurch in
1995, with an initial study showing six-month, self-reported quit rates of 10% and 17%(with a …

Objective-To investigate the impact of a very minimal smoking cessation intervention in
general practice in 1991. Design-A randomised, controlled clini-cal trial. Setting-The …

Background. Several large and well-conducted community interventions have failed to
detect an effect on prevalence of smoking. Methods. Two thousand four hundred eight daily …

BACKGROUND: The Smoking cessation guidelines for Australian general practice is based
on published evidence, review of overseas guidelines, existing general practice programs …