title: [Smoking behavior in 2 rural communities near Zurich].
abstract: In the course of a community intervention study smoking prevalence was shown to increase and age of onset to decrease successively with decreasing age in both sexes; about half of the smokers tried at some time to stop. The educational programme had some effect in preventing extension of the habit.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012424:Rural Population; D012907:Smoking; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Rauchgewohnheiten in zwei Zürcher Landgemeinden.