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

BACKGROUND: The US Public Health Service clinical practice guideline calls for clinicians
and healthcare organizations to identify and treat every tobacco user seen in a healthcare …

Background. Despite the cost-effectiveness of physician smoking cessation counseling,
many physicians do not adhere to current clinical practice guidelines. Methods. A cross …

Background Referral of patients to smoking cessation telephone counseling (ie, quitline) is
an underutilized resource by primary care physicians. Previously, we conducted a …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the knowledge and practices of smoking cessation among
physicians in Nigeria. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Lagos and …

The aim of this study was to obtain information, using a written questionnaire, on the
knowledge, smoking behaviour, and attitudes of Costa Rican physicians about smoking as a …

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 …

Rationale: Physicians self-report high adherence rates for Ask and Advise behaviors of
tobacco dependence treatment but are much less likely to engage in “next steps” consistent …

To study risk factors of attitudes and behaviour towards coronary heart disease [‎ CHD]‎, 280
Saudis> or= 20 years attending a family practice answered a structured health and lifestyle …

Background. The goal of this study is to better understand factors related to physician
treatment of tobacco as a chronic medical condition. Methods. In the fall of 2000, we …