title: Should smokers be refused surgery?
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, NSW 2139 Australia. matthew.peters@cs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Peters
mesh_terms: D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000941:ethics*; D006291:Health Policy / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000941:ethics