Open AccessThe Treatment of Smoking by US Physicians During Ambulatory Visits: 1994–2003
Author(s) -
Anne N. Thorndike,
Susan Regan,
Nancy A. Rigotti
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.092577
Subject(s) - ambulatory , medicine , family medicine , environmental health
We sought to determine whether US physicians' practice patterns in treating tobacco use at ambulatory visits improved over the past decade with the appearance of national clinical practice guidelines, new smoking cessation medications, and public reporting of physician performance in counseling smokers.