Fewer parents smoke when pediatricians offer tobacco screening, treatment

August 16, 2019

India

healthysoch.com

New Delhi, August 16, 2019 :

Parents who smoke may be more likely to quit when they receive tobacco screening and smoking cessation treatment from their child’s pediatrician than when they don’t get this support, a new study suggests.

According to a report in JAMA Pediatrics, over two years, the proportion of parents who were current smokers declined 2.7% when practices offered tobacco screening and treatment but rose 1.1% with usual care… (Reuters, August 14, 2019)

Columnists

Don't Miss

India records 30K Daily New Cases for the second successive day

Daily Recoveries continuously exceed Daily COVID19 Cases since the last

Hospital Helps a Girl Overcome a Rare Intestinal Disorder, Giving Her a New Lease of Life

India healthysoch New Delhi, July 15, 2025: Aster RV Hospital