Background Tobacco smoking by physicians represents a contentious issue in public health,
and regardless of what country it originates from, the need for accurate, historical data is …

Physicians have a key role to play in combating tobacco use and reducing the tobacco
induced harm to health. However, there is a paucity of information about tobacco-use and …

Background. Population prevalence of tobacco smoking especially with reference to
detailed habits such as the amount smoked, the smoking forms, quit-rates and relationship …

Background Tobacco use is a serious public health challenge in North Africa, and health
professionals play a vital role in tobacco control. In Egypt, limited data are available on the …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Tobacco consumption, either in smokeless form or as smoking,
is reported to be responsible for major non-communicable diseases, namely, cardiovascular …

Anti-smoking legislation has been implemented in several countries. In order to study the
attitudes of Israeli doctors to such legislation, 260 hospital doctors were questioned …

Background: Tobacco smoking is one of the main preventable reasons for death on the
planet and is a noteworthy general well-being issue in both developed and developing …

A cross‐sectional prospective study was conducted between the period December 1991
and November 1992, to identify the extent of smoking among practising doctors and other …

Background. Unless effective tobacco control is in place, most tobacco-related deaths in the
coming decades are likely to be seen in low-and middle-income countries. Tobacco …

Background A total of 275 million tobacco users live throughout India and are in need of
tobacco cessation services. However, the preparation of physicians to deliver this service at …