Training physicians about smoking cessation
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 November 1989
Steven R. Cummings, Robert J. Richard, Carol Duncan, Bruce Hansen, Rachel Vander Martin, Barbara Gerbert
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It is concluded that this continuing education program substantially changed the way physicians counseled smokers, but had little or no impact on rates of long-term smoking cessation among their patients.
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The authors conclude that this continuing education program substantially changed the way physicians counseled smokers, but had little or no impact on rates of long-term smoking cessation among their patients. There is a need for more effective strategies to help physicians help their patients to quit smoking.
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