WHO framework convention on tobacco control: Development of an evidence based global public health treaty

British Medical Journal

Volumn 327, Issue 7407, 2003, Pages 154-157

  Shibuya, Kenji ^a   Ciecierski, Christina ^a   Guindon, Emmanuel ^a   Bettcher, Douglas W ^a   Evans, David B ^a   Murray, Christopher J L ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOBACCO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0038375639     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.327.7407.154     Document Type: Review

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