PROCOR: Prevalence of smoking among physicians in Ecuador

[jbarnoya@medicine.ucsf.edu]

Prevalence of smoking among physicians in Ecuador
 
Greetings!  The last issue of the Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica has an
article describing the attitudes and prevalence of smoking among physicians in
Ecuador.  According to their results, 32% of physicians surveyed are smokers
(higher prevalence among males).  This is of particular concern given the role
that physicians play in the tobacco wars.  The prevalence is amongst the highest
in Latin America (4% in USA, 18% in Guatemala, 22% in Mexico, and 16% in Costa
Rica)

The paper can be found at
http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract
<http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1020-49892003000600
005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en> &pid=S1020-49892003000600005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en
 
We welcome your comments,
 
Joaquin Barnoya MD MPH
Tobacco Section Editor, ProCOR

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