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Rev. med. (Säo Paulo) ; 87(4): 264-271, out.-dez. 2008. ilus, tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-524391

ABSTRACT

O tabagismo é atualmente a principal causa de enfermidades evitáveis e incapacidades prematuras em âmbito mundial, sendo que a Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) estima cerca de 10 milhões de mortes anuais nos próximos 30 a 40 anos em virtude de complicações de saúde decorrentes do tabaco. Apesar de possuir uma função preventiva em programas antitabagistas, estudos recentes revelam que a classe médica possui porcentagem significativa de profissionais fumantes...


This is a epidemiological paper concerning the use of cigarettes by medicine students and also a literature review based on several different articles. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoking is the main cause of preventable diseases in the planet and is directly responsable for about 8 millions deaths a year. Such numbers aren't a big surprise for any educated reader, but what is intersting is that despite this, the number of smokers are progressively growing. The medical class, which are the people responsable for informing and warning the population have a great percentage of smokers...


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Humans , Male , Female , Students, Medical , Nicotine , Nicotiana , Tobacco Use Disorder/epidemiology
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