[Smoking habits of French general practitioners. Results of a representative sample of 1,012 physicians].
General practitioners are in a position to influence the behaviour of the general population, notably as regards their smoking habits. This study aims to estimate the smoking habits of general practitioners in France, taken from a representative sample of 1012 general practitioners. The overall percentage of medical smokers rose in 1987 to 37%. The smoking habits varied according to age; thus if one considers current medical non-smokers, the oldest group are often ex-smokers, while the youngest are usually those who have never smoked. Compared to information obtained in 1980 from the medical population, one notes that there has been a fall in the level of doctors who smoke, whilst the proportion of doctors who have never smoked has risen considerably during the same period, particularly amongst young doctors.
Trédaniel
J
J
Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.
Karsenty
S
S
Chastang
C
C
Slama
K
K
Hirsch
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005194:Family Practice / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000639:trends; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires