title: Smoking prevention and primary physician's and patient's characteristics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe relationships between primary physician and patient characteristics and the approach to prevention and quitting of smoking.
  
  
  METHODS
  A questionnaire composed of descriptions of cases and clinic activities was given to primary physicians.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fewer smoking physicians use written materials, yet former smokers more often recommend smoking cessation groups. Greatest efforts are invested in high-risk patients. However, former smokers invest greater efforts among youth and pregnant women. Workload and patient's main complaint exert great influence on raising the subject.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The various attitudes of physicians emphasize the importance of physician education that should be according to their smoking habits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv, Israel and Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Azuri
authors.forename: Shlomit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peled
authors.forename: Eliezer
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kitai
authors.forename: Shlomo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vinker