Background: Healthcare professionals play a key role in tobacco use prevention because
they are considered as model by patients. This multicenter study was aimed to evaluate …

Tobacco smoke (TS) is the single most important cause of preventable death in
industrialized countries. Health staff have great responsibility in its control, but the smoking …

A survey was carried out into the smoking habits and exposure to passive smoking among
health staff in the hospitals of Faenza, Forli and Rimini (Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy) …

Background In recent years, a significant progress has been achieved globally in reduction
of smoking among physicians and nurses, however, in some countries the smoking …

Background Tobacco use is the second major cause of morbidity and the 4th most common
health risk factor in the world. Medical professionals have a critical role in the process of …

Aims: This study examined associations between individual smoking habits among hospital
staff and their knowledge of the health consequences of smoking and passive smoking. The …

Background. Healthcare professionals have an important role to play both as advisers—
influencing smoking cessation—and as role models. However, many of them continue to …

Abstract Background and Aim. The aim of the study was to evaluate the smoking habits of all
staff working in a General Hospital, and to examine whether these habits comply with the …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the smoking habits and associated risk factors among Greek
physicians. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey of a randomly selected sample of …

Background Several studies have investigated attitudes to and compliance with smoking
bans, but few have been conducted in healthcare settings and none in such a setting in …