title: Smoking-the bane of wound healing: biomedical interventions and social influences.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide wound care practitioners with information about the effects of smoking on wound healing.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in wound care.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the physiologic relationship between smoking and wound healing. 2. Discuss the phenomenon of smoking addiction and both pharmacologic and behavioral approaches to smoking cessation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Chulhyun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mulligan
authors.forename: Richard Sal
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Salcido
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000523:psychology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*