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Article: Smoking control among health-care workers - World No-Tobacco Day, 1993.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- May 21, 1993
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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In many countries, smoking prevalence among physicians has declined substantially since the 1950s [1]. Preliminary data indicate that a maximum of 10% of physicians smoke in Australia, Canada, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States [2]; in contrast, at least 40% of physicians in France, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Turkey are smokers [1]. In the United States, smoking is generally less prevalent among physicians than among other health-care workers (HCWs) (3; CDC, unpublished data, 1993). Smoking by HCWs undermines the message to smokers that quitting is important, and HCWs who smoke are less likely to recognize their role as health educators and to counsel ...