Smokers know little of their increased surgical risks and may quit on surgical advice

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 753-757

  Webb, Ashley R ^a   Robertson, Nicola ^a   Sparrow, Maryanne ^a  

^a Peninsula Health ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Health knowledge; Perioperative risk; Smoking; Surgery; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE RISK; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; SURGERY; TOBACCO; VERY ELDERLY;

HEALTH KNOWLEDGE; PERIOPERATIVE RISK; SMOKING; SURGERY; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 84885180088     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ans.12096     Document Type: Article

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