Derek R. Smith is Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Deputy Director (Research) at the Central Coast Campus of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. He is active in many different research areas including environmental and occupational health, public health, epidemiology, bibliometrics and medical history. He has published over 200 scientific articles and presented at numerous domestic and international conferences. Peter A. Leggat is Professor and Deputy Head at the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He is a specialist in public health medicine and is a certified Medical Review Officer. He has published over 450 journal articles, 50 chapters and 20 monographs, and presented more than 300 papers at national and international meetings.

• List of tablesForeword Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 Background 1.2 The critical role of healthcare professionals 1.3 Outline of the book Chapter 2: Methodology2.1 Search strategy and databases 2.2 Preparation of data 2.3 Limitations and confounding factors Chapter 3: Tobacco use among healthcare professionals3.1 Smoking rates among doctors 3.2 Smoking rates among dentists 3.3 Smoking rates among nursesChapter 4: Tobacco use among healthcare students4.1 Smoking rates among medical students 4.2 Smoking rates among dental students 4.3 Smoking rates among nursing studentsChapter 5: Success stories in declining tobacco use5.1 Smoking rates among Australian doctors 5.2 Smoking rates among American doctors Chapter 6: Discussion and conclusions6.1 Discussion 6.2 Conclusions Appendix 1: Smoking rates among veterinarians Appendix 2: Smoking rates among veterinary students Appendix 3: Prior publications related to this book About the authors ReferencesIndex

Derek R. Smith is Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Deputy Director (Research) at the Central Coast Campus of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. He is active in many different research areas including environmental and occupational health, public health, epidemiology, bibliometrics and medical history. He has published over 200 scientific articles and presented at numerous domestic and international conferences. Peter A. Leggat is Professor and Deputy Head at the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He is a specialist in public health medicine and is a certified Medical Review Officer. He has published over 450 journal articles, 50 chapters and 20 monographs, and presented more than 300 papers at national and international meetings.

• List of tablesForeword Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 Background 1.2 The critical role of healthcare professionals 1.3 Outline of the book Chapter 2: Methodology2.1 Search strategy and databases 2.2 Preparation of data 2.3 Limitations and confounding factors Chapter 3: Tobacco use among healthcare professionals3.1 Smoking rates among doctors 3.2 Smoking rates among dentists 3.3 Smoking rates among nursesChapter 4: Tobacco use among healthcare students4.1 Smoking rates among medical students 4.2 Smoking rates among dental students 4.3 Smoking rates among nursing studentsChapter 5: Success stories in declining tobacco use5.1 Smoking rates among Australian doctors 5.2 Smoking rates among American doctors Chapter 6: Discussion and conclusions6.1 Discussion 6.2 Conclusions Appendix 1: Smoking rates among veterinarians Appendix 2: Smoking rates among veterinary students Appendix 3: Prior publications related to this book About the authors ReferencesIndex

Derek R. Smith is Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health and Deputy Director (Research) at the Central Coast Campus of the University of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. He is active in many different research areas including environmental and occupational health, public health, epidemiology, bibliometrics and medical history. He has published over 200 scientific articles and presented at numerous domestic and international conferences. Peter A. Leggat is Professor and Deputy Head at the School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia. He is a specialist in public health medicine and is a certified Medical Review Officer. He has published over 450 journal articles, 50 chapters and 20 monographs, and presented more than 300 papers at national and international meetings.

• List of tablesForeword Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 Background 1.2 The critical role of healthcare professionals 1.3 Outline of the book Chapter 2: Methodology2.1 Search strategy and databases 2.2 Preparation of data 2.3 Limitations and confounding factors Chapter 3: Tobacco use among healthcare professionals3.1 Smoking rates among doctors 3.2 Smoking rates among dentists 3.3 Smoking rates among nursesChapter 4: Tobacco use among healthcare students4.1 Smoking rates among medical students 4.2 Smoking rates among dental students 4.3 Smoking rates among nursing studentsChapter 5: Success stories in declining tobacco use5.1 Smoking rates among Australian doctors 5.2 Smoking rates among American doctors Chapter 6: Discussion and conclusions6.1 Discussion 6.2 Conclusions Appendix 1: Smoking rates among veterinarians Appendix 2: Smoking rates among veterinary students Appendix 3: Prior publications related to this book About the authors ReferencesIndex