Jonatas Reichert, Alberto José de Araújo, Cristina Maria Cantarino Gonçalves, Irma de Godoy, José Miguel Chatkin,
Maria da Penha Uchoa Sales, Sergio Ricardo Rodrigues de Almeida Santos e Colaboradores
J Bras Pneumol.2008;34(10):845-880
These guidelines are an up-to-date and comprehensive tool to aid health professionals in treating smokers, recommending measures and strategies for managing each case based on clinical evidence. Written in a simplified and objective manner, the text is divided into two principal sections: Evaluation and Treatment. The sections both present comments on and levels of evidence represented by the references cited, as well as some proposals for the reduction of damage and for intervening in specific and still poorly explored situations, such as relapse, passive smoking, physician smoking, and tobacco use in specific environments.
Keywords: Smoking/adverse effects; Smoking cessation/methods; Guideline.