Smoking and health: a physician's responsibility. A statement of the Joint Committee on Smoking and Health. American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Asia Pacific Society of Respirology, Canadian Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace / Fondazione clinica del lavoro, IRCCS [and] Istituto di clinica tisiologica e malattie apparato respiratorio, Università di Napoli, Secondo ateneo. [Monaldi Arch Chest Dis] Journal article | | Title | Smoking and health: a physician's responsibility. A statement of the Joint Committee on Smoking and Health. American College of Chest Physicians, American Thoracic Society, Asia Pacific Society of Respirology, Canadian Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. | | Source | Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 1995 Oct; 50(5):394-7. | | MeSH | Adult
Child
Health Promotion
Humans
Physician's Role
Physician-Patient Relations
Public Health
Smoking
Smoking Cessation
Social Responsibility
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Tobacco Use Disorder
| | Abstract | Tobacco use, particularly cigarette smoking, is a major cause of preventable disease and premature death worldwide. Both smokers and nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke are at risk. Cessation of smoking reduces risks. Although the addicting properties of nicotine can make cessation difficult, both medical interventions aimed at helping smokers quit and social policies aimed at control of cigarette smoking can have significant benefits. Physicians should play an active role in control of smoking by ensuring that counselling and pharmacological therapy must be available for the individual smoker. Physicians should also participate in the public debate regarding smoking both individually and through medical organizations. As smoking represents a threat to the public health, physicians must take a strong and active role seeking its control. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 8541825 |
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