ArticleTobacco induced diseases2008
The historical decline of tobacco smoking among Australian physicians: 1964-1997.
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- Prevalence of tobacco use in healthcare workers: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
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- Smoking prevalence and attitudes towards smoking among Estonian physicians: results from cross-sectional studies in 2002 and 2014.BMJ open · 2017Observational
- Trends in smoking behaviour among Estonian physicians in 1982-2014.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Physicians' views on the role of smoking in smoking-related diseases: findings from cross-sectional studies from 1982-2014 in Estonia.Tobacco induced diseases · 2017Article
- Are physicians aware of their role in tobacco control? A conference-based survey in Portugal.BMC public health · 2014Article
- The increase in cancer prevalence and hospital burden in Western Australia, 1992-2011.Population health metrics · 2014Article
- Smoking behaviours and cessation services among male physicians in China: evidence from a structural equation model.Tobacco control · 2013Article
- Declining rates of tobacco use in the Japanese medical profession, 1965-2009.Journal of epidemiology · 2013Review
- Tobacco smoking among doctors in mainland China: a study from Shandong province and review of the literature.Tobacco induced diseases · 2012Article
- [Physicians' role in advancing tobacco control in China].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2010Article
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Abstract
backgroundPhysicians occupy an important position as tobacco control exemplars and their own smoking habits are known to influence how effective they may be in such a role.
methodsA comprehensive review of all published manuscripts describing tobacco usage rates and tobacco control activities in the Australian medical profession between 1964 and 1997.
resultsSome of the earliest surveys revealed that around one-quarter of Australian physicians were smoking in the mid twentieth century, a rate which rapidly declined in the 1970s and 1980s, with reductions beyond that achieved by the general population.
conclusionOverall, our review suggests that not only do contemporary Australian physicians smoke at very low rates when compared internationally, but that an active professional community can also make a real difference to the lifestyle choices of its own members.
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