Preventive medicine
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Little smoking research in the past 20years includes persons 50 and older; herein we describe patterns of clinician cessation advice to US seniors, including variation by Medicare beneficiary characteristics. ⋯ Smoking cessation advice to seniors is variable. Providers may focus on groups or areas in which smoking is less common or when they are most comfortable giving advice. More consistent interventions are needed, including cessation advice from clinicians.
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Preventive medicine · Jan 2015
Mothers' perceived proximity to green space is associated with TV viewing time in children: the Growing Up in Scotland study.
The aim of this study is to investigate whether mothers' perception of distance from home to green/open spaces is associated with their child's screen time. ⋯ Mothers' perceived distance from home to green/open spaces was associated with child's TV time at age 5.9years.