Smoking habits: the prevention role of teachers and general practitioners.
Surveys carried out widely in French-speaking Belgium showed that the frequency of nicotine addiction among teachers is not very different from that of other job categories. Among physicians, the number of smokers--although lower than average--is too high, especially among psychiatrists, gynecologists, and, paradoxically, heart specialists. However, young doctors usually do not smoke. The authors argue for a program aimed at making teachers and general practitioners more aware of the problem of smoking. This intervention may lend support to those trying to reach the general public.
Frydman
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Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychopedagogic Sciences, University of Mons Hainaut, Belgium.
Lynn
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D000328:Adult; D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009538:Nicotine; D010821:Physicians, Family; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013663:Teaching
D009538:Nicotine