Background Cigarette smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable death world
wide. There is good evidence that brief interventions from health professionals can increase …

Tobacco smoking is the world's leading cause of premature death and disability. Global
targets to reduce premature deaths by 25% by 2025 will require a substantial increase in the …

OBJECTIVE: The smoking status of physicians can impact interactions with patients about
smoking. The 'Smoking: The Opinions of Physicians'(STOP) survey examined whether an …

Background Smoking cessation advice by GPs is an effective and cost-effective intervention,
but is not implemented as widely as it could be. Aim This wide-ranging Europe-wide …

Purpose: This qualitative study describes barriers to the provision of smoking cessation
services among primary care providers serving medically underserved populations in the …

Background: Although the hospital inpatient setting arguably provides an ideal opportunity
to engage patients in smoking cessation interventions, this is done infrequently. We …

Background An important barrier to smoking-cessation counseling for physicians is a lack of
education at the undergraduate level. Interactive methods such as peer role-play (RP) or …

Background The prevalence of tobacco smoking in Germany is high (~ 27%). Monitoring of
national patterns of smoking behaviour and data on the “real-world” effectiveness of …

Background Hospitalization is an opportune time for smoking cessation support; cessation
interventions delivered by hospital physicians are effective. While general practitioners' and …

Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical
factors on smoking. The contributors uncover how geography can show us not only why …