Background: Smoking is a major public health problem. Although physicians have a key role
in the fight against smoking, some of them are still smoking. Thus, we aimed to conduct a …

The pathophysiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the undisputed
role of innate immune cells in this condition have dominated the field in the basic research …

CLINICAL SCENARIOS—DO THESE PATIENTS HAVE AIRFLOW LIMITATION? In each of
the following cases, the clinician needs to decide whether the patient has airflow limitation …

Rationale: Recent US data suggest an increased risk of work-related asthma among health
care workers, yet only a few specific determinants have been elucidated. Objectives: To …

The variety of roles that the physician can assume with patients who smoke cigarettes
ranges from providing a model by being a nonsmoker to active management of the quitting …

Background: Concerns have been expressed about risk of exposure to exhaled aerosols to
ICU personnel. AIM: To quantify amount of aerosol collected at the exhaust outlet of …

Background: Previous studies have described increased occurrence of asthma among
healthcare workers, but to our knowledge there are no validated survey questionnaires with …

The magnitude of the problem of smoking challenges health providers to persuade patients
of the Importance of trying to quit. Smoking behavior and cessation techniques are …

In review of one consultant's practice, the records of 117 pulmonary patients were studied to
determine which patients were likely to quit smoking. Twenty-seven percent of these patients …

In a prevalence survey of 1,072 western Ontario farmers, chemical workers, firemen, and
physicians, chronic respiratory disease rates differed significantly. Farmers and chemical …