Weak smoking cessation awareness in primary health care before surgery: a real-world, retrospective cohort study

Weak smoking cessation awareness in primary health care before surgery: a real-world, retrospective cohort study

Objective: Tobacco smoking is a well-established risk factor for postoperative complications. Research on preoperative smoking cessation in primary health care is scarce. Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Setting: The Stop Smoking before Surgery Project (SSSP) started in Porvoo, Finland...

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Main Authors: Helene Gräsbeck, Heikki Ekroos, Kimmo Halonen, Tuula Vasankari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care
Subjects:
smoking cessation
preoperative period
primary health care
physicians
primary care
surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2020.1717093

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02813432.2020.1717093

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