Impact of large-scale distribution and subsequent use of free nicotine patches on primary care physician interaction.

While the provision and use of nicotine patches, and possibly just surveying about smoking habits, may aid in stimulating patient-initiated discussion of smoking cessation with primary care physicians, these findings point to an encouraging trend of greater physician compliance with the advise and assist components of the 5A model, as seen in recent representative U.S. population surveys [ 33 , 34 ].

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