The role of tobacco control policies in reducing smoking and deaths caused by smoking in an eastern european nation: Results from the albania simsmoke simulation model

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 189-198

  Levy, David T ^a   Ross, Hana ^b   Zaloshnja, Eduard ^a   Shuperka, Roland ^c   Rusta, Meriglena ^c  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^c For A Tobacco Free Albania   (Albania)

Author keywords

Albania; FCTC; Simulation model; Tobacco control policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 57849083607     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3486     Document Type: Article

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