An overview of the tobacco problem in India

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 139-145

  Mishra, Gauravi A ^a   Pimple, Sharmila A ^a   Shastri, Surendra S ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cigarettes and other tobacco products act; Framework convention on tobacco control; Hazards of tobacco; National tobacco control program; Tobacco control

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; NICOTINE; NICOTINE GUM; NICOTINE PATCH; NORTRIPTYLINE; SELEGILINE;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDIA; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL CLASS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84870170301     PISSN: 09715851     EISSN: 09752129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.103139     Document Type: Review

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