A Missed Opportunity: Teaching Medical Students to Help Their Patients Successfully Quit Smoking
Fiore M, Epps R, Manley M, Alden E, Beckett W, Bergeisen L, Blum A, Downing J, Hafler J, Lobeck C, Matory W, Pomrehn P, Wilkes M. A Missed Opportunity: Teaching Medical Students to Help Their Patients Successfully Quit Smoking. JAMA 1994, 271: 624-626. DOI: 10.1001/jama.1994.03510320064032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChief preventable causeTobacco-related cancersRisk of tobaccoEpidemic of cancerCigarette smokingPreventable causeCancer deathSmoking interventionsCancerEarly detectionMedical studentsSmokingUnited StatesEpidemicNational programDramatic improvementWidespread knowledgeMedical trainingPatientsPhysicians