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Article: Receipt of Advice to Quit Smoking in Medicare Managed Care -- United States, 1998.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- September 8, 2000
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In the United States, cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality, and smokers who stop at any age reduce their risk for premature death [1]. Because older smokers are more likely to report having seen a physician during the preceding year (84% in 1992) compared with younger smokers (69%) [2], health-care providers have many opportunities to advise older smokers to quit. To characterize smoking and advice to quit among Medicare managed-care recipients, the Health Care Financing Administration and CDC analyzed data from the 1998 Health Outcomes Survey (HOS). This report summarizes the results of that analysis, which indicates that ...