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At More U.S. Workplaces, Smokers Need Not Apply

Quick ReadExperts weigh in as another large health care provider decides to hire nonsmokers only

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Following the lead of the Cleveland Clinic and a growing number of other hospitals, Pennsylvania's Geisinger Health System will turn away job applicants who smoke starting next month.

"This is quite a trend. Hospital systems throughout the country are doingthis increasingly," said Dr. Michael Siegel, a professor of community health sciences at Boston University School of Public Health.

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