Ban on tobacco use in films and television represents sound public health policy

National Medical Journal of India

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 115-118

  Reddy, K Srinath ^a   Arora, Monika ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b Health Related Information Dissemination Amongst Youth ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MASS MEDIUM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TAX; TELEVISION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INDIA; MOTION PICTURES; PUBLIC POLICY; SMOKING; TELEVISION; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 23844537509     PISSN: 0970258X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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