Czech Medical Doctors and World No Tobacco Day on May 31, 2005
Authors:
E. Králíková
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav hygieny a epidemiologie 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
Published in:
Čas. Lék. čes. 2005; 144: 646-647
Category:
Special Articles
Overview
WHO declares the 31st May each year as the World No Tobacco Day. This year „Health Professionals and Tobacco Control“ paid attention to prevention and effective treatment of the pandemic of tobacco dependence. Concerning the treatment, the role of physicians is crucial. At this occasion and in cooperation with the Czech Medical Association J.E.P. new treatment guidelines were published, support of all seven Medical Faculties to the Code of Practice in Tobacco Control was declared and the Czech version of the database www.treatobacco.net was introduced.
Key words:
tobacco dependence, World No Tobacco Day, treatment guidelines.
Labels
Addictology Allergology and clinical immunology Angiology Audiology Clinical biochemistry Dermatology & STDs Paediatric gastroenterology Paediatric surgery Paediatric cardiology Paediatric neurology Paediatric ENT Paediatric psychiatry Paediatric rheumatology Diabetology Pharmacy Vascular surgery Pain managementArticle was published in
Journal of Czech Physicians
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