Doctors in the Philippines have been banned from smoking by the country's medical association to make sure they set a good example to their patients, the group said Saturday.
The order by the Philippine Medical Association will also ensure that other people are not affected by a doctor's second-hand smoke, association president Oscar Tinio said in a statement.
"Physicians must be role models on matters of health, whose lives, decorum and personality are highly respected or emulated by all sectors of society -- that is why it is highly inappropriate for physicians to be seen smoking," he said. More...
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