Tobacco consumption is a risk factor for chronic diseases and worldwide around six million
people die from long-term exposure to first-or second-hand smoke annually. One effective …

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 …

Aims To examine the impact of socio‐demographic factors, smoking‐related behaviour and
service characteristics on CO‐validated quit rates at 4‐week follow‐up in English smoking …

Background Smoking is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This
multicenter, cross-sectional survey was designed to estimate the cardiovascular (CV) risk …

Introduction: With male smoking prevalence at∼ 30% in 1998, the UK implemented stricter
tobacco control policies, including a comprehensive cessation treatment programme. We …

Background This project examines the organisation and delivery of health improvement
activities by and within general practice and the primary health-care team. The project was …

Background Daily smokers and hazardous drinkers are high-risk patients, developing 2-4
times more complications after surgery. Preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation for four …

Objective To examine knowledge, attitude and current practice among clinical dental
students in giving smoking cessation advice (SCA) and to explore the barriers to this activity …

Background Brief cessation advice delivered to smokers during routine primary care
consultations increases smoking cessation rates. However, in previous studies investigating …

Background. The process of registering new patients in primary care provides an ideal
opportunity to assess their smoking status systematically and record this in electronic …