title: Temporary abstinence from smoking prior to surgery reduces harm to smokers.
authors.affiliation: UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies, Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aveyard
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dautzenberg
mesh_terms: D040261:Harm Reduction; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation