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More likely to counsel patients. They're younger, more prevention-oriented than male counterparts, research suggests
Jump to full article: Montreal Gazette (ca), 2008-01-08
Author: AARON DERFEL, The Gazette
Intro: Female family doctors are much more effective than their male counterparts in helping smokers quit the deadly habit, a Montreal survey has found.
Female general practitioners are more likely to advise patients to quit smoking - even if that's not the reason for the medical consultation - than male GPs, according to the survey published in the journal Preventive Medicine.
What's more, female GPs are more aware of smoking-cessation programs and follow through with their patients better than their male counterparts, the research says.
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