Tobacco control in India: Present scenario and challenges ahead

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 805-810

  Jandoo, Tarveen ^a   Mehrotra, Ravi ^a  

^a MLN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Economy; India; Legislation; Policy; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INDIA; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER;

EID: 66149145911     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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