title: Efforts in primary-care practice to control tobacco use.
abstract: In this article, the authors findings lead them to conclude that because of the devastating effects of smoking on health, the public could experience widespread health benefits if primary care physicians became more active in encouraging patients to stop smoking.
authors.affiliation: Bureau of Smoking, Tobacco, and Cancer Missouri Department of Health, Columbia 65203.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anger
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Brownson
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Simms
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Kern
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012494:Sampling Studies; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires