Network analysis of global tobacco control collaboration: data from the World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) [PDF]
BMC Public Health, 2017 Background The World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) is held every three years to foster communication and collaboration on global tobacco control.
Scott J. Leischow +4 more
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Children and tobacco, Information Sourcepage, 10th WCTOH, WHO, a Diary of Denial, investing in tobacco, plus a gallery of cigarette packs. World Conference on Tobacco or Health [PDF]
Tobacco Control, 1997 Cannon J.
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Incorporating a structural approach to reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases. [PDF]
Global Health, 2018 Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for over two-thirds of deaths worldwide, and global efforts to address NCDs have accelerated. Current prevention and control efforts rely primarily on individual behavior/lifestyle approaches that ...
Yang JS, Mamudu HM, John R.
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"Efforts to Reprioritise the Agenda" in China: British American Tobacco's Efforts to Influence Public Policy on Secondhand Smoke in China. [PDF]
PLoS Med, 2008 BACKGROUND: Each year, 540 million Chinese are exposed to secondhand smoke (SHS), resulting in more than 100,000 deaths. Smoke-free policies have been demonstrated to decrease overall cigarette consumption, encourage smokers to quit, and protect the ...
Muggli ME +4 more
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Strengthening the implementation of the FCTC with a special focus to youth
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco industry (TI) still target youth despite the FCTC. With novel products and flavours to appeal to first-time smokers, TI seems to aim youth smokers.
Peyman Altan +2 more
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Himachal Pradesh having a population of 7 million is the first Smoke Free among all large 21 states in India.
Gopal Chauhan
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Tobacco surveys of past decades show that tobacco use prevalence is high in Georgia; According to nationwide Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDC) Risk Factors STEPS Survey 2010 30% of adult population are current tobacco users.
Nino Maglaklelidze +3 more
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Tailor-made smoke-free programme to clear the myths of smoking among Hong Kong elder people
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation In Hong Kong, over 20% of the 641,300 daily smokers aged 60 years or above. Public's awareness on smoking hazards has increased in recent years.
Antonio Kwong, Vienna Lai
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Socio-economic status as predictors of initiation and persistence of youth smoking in Mizoram
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background Mizoram have the highest tobacco prevalence in India with half of the population using some forms of tobacco. GATS 2009-2010 report 67.2% of people in Mizoram use tobacco. In this century, nations have experienced an epidemic of diseases that
.Lalrintluangi Chhakchhuak +2 more
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Monitoring and exposing tobacco industry tactics around Conference of Parties (COP 7)
Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation Section 5.3 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) does not allow any kind of promotion of tobacco products or its use. Article 5.3 of WHO-FCTC requires parties to protect the development and
Binoy Mathew, Bhavna Mukhopadhyay
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