BACKGROUND: Physicians occupy an important position as tobacco control exemplars and their own smoking habits are known to influence how effective they may be in such a role.METHODS: A comprehensive review of all published manuscripts describing tobacco usage rates and tobacco control activities in the Australian medical profession between 1964 and 1997.RESULTS: Some of the earliest surveys revealed that around one-quarter of Australian physicians were smoking in the mid twentieth century, a rate which rapidly declined in the 1970s and 1980s, with reductions beyond that achieved by the general population.CONCLUSION: Overall, our review suggests that not only do contemporary Australian physicians smoke at very low rates when compared internationally, but that an active professional community can also make a real difference to the lifestyle choices of its own members.
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Smith, D. R., & Leggat, P. A. (2008). The historical decline of tobacco smoking among Australian physicians: 1964–1997. Tobacco Induced Diseases, 4(1), 13. https://doi.org/10.1186/1617-9625-4-13
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