Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

4-30-2020

Institution/Department

Maine Medical Center, Medical Education, Maine Medical Center Research Institute

MeSH Headings

Physicians, Primary Care, Smoke, Stereotyping, Attitude, Surveys and Questionnaires, Tobacco

Abstract

Background: Growing evidence suggests that stigmatization is an important barrier to the receipt and delivery of optimal heath care services. While the consequences of stigmatizing attitudes have been well-studied for some conditions (e.g., HIV, mental health disorders), less is understood about smoking stigma and, in particular, the effects of physicians’ stigmatizing attitudes towards people who smoke. Addressing this knowledge gap is an important need for efforts to prevent lung cancer and other smoking-related illnesses.

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2020 Costas T. Lambrew Research Retreat

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