Background: Smoking cessation is the most effective intervention to prevent and slow down
the progression of several respiratory and other diseases and improve patient outcomes …

BackgroundDespite compelling evidence that physicians play a prominent role in smoking
cessation, most smokers do not receive the recommended smoking cessation counseling …

Objectives. Relatively low proportion of ex-smokers and high rates of smoking-related
diseases are estimated in Lithuania. The aim of this survey was to assess the extent of …

Background Smoking rates among the general population in Bosnia and Herzegovina are
extremely high, and national campaigns to lower smoking rates have not yet begun. As part …

Objectives To analyze the factors that hinder physicians addressing patients' smoking
behavior in Estonia where relatively high smoking among physicians has been previously …

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed as a part of Isfahan Healthy Heart Program
(IHHP) on 9093 adult individuals (both men and women) in 2004-2005. Demographic …

Background A strategy to reduce the number of smoking-related deaths is to encourage the
involvement of health-care professionals in tobacco-use prevention activities and cessation …

Background: Evidence based recommendations for smoking cessation are not followed in
routine primary care. A better understanding is needed why smoking cessation treatment is …

METHODS In the context of EPACTT-Plus, collaborating institutions from 15 countries
(Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Italy, France, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Romania, North …

Objectives: To assess the smoking cessation counselling practices of family physicians in
Jordan and assess their perception about the availability of smoking cessation resources …