Aims: We aimed to assess the smoking behavior of primary care physicians and its effect on
their patient smoking counseling practices. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional study …

BACKGROUND Tobacco use is the chief avoidable cause of death in the United States.
Physicians, however, are not routinely assessing this risk and providing counseling for risk …

Background Primary care providers are uniquely positioned to initiate smoking cessation.
We aimed to evaluate knowledge levels about the health effects of smoking and attitudes …

Our purpose in this randomized clinical trial was to compare a two-visit smoking cessation
intervention by family physicians with the same intervention supplemented by additional …

BACKGROUND Smoking is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United
States. Recommendations for increasing physician effectiveness in smoking 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 …

Objective The primary care visit represents an important venue for intervening with a large
population of smokers. However, physician adherence to the Smoking Cessation Clinical …

Methods: Physicians working at the 12 rural hospitals in NW Ontario were eligible for
inclusion in the study. Survey items included clinical practices based on the “5 A's” protocol …

Context.—Routine treatment of smokers by physicians is a national health objective for the
year 2000, a quality measure for health care plans, and the subject of evidence-based …

Background Physician advice is an important motivator for attempting to stop smoking.
However, physicians' lack of intervention with smokers has only modestly improved in the …