Global Adult Tobacco Survey Data as a tool to monitor the WHO Framework Convention on tobacco control (WHO FCTC) implementation: The Brazilian case

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2520-2536

  Almeida, Liz ^a   Szklo, André ^a   Sampaio, Mariana ^b   Souza, Mirian ^a   Martins, Luís Felipe ^a   Szklo, Moysés ^a   Malta, Deborah ^c   Caixeta, Roberta ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria de Estado da Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^c MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^d PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Health policy; Health promotion; Smoking; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; METHODOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; TOBACCO; URBAN AREA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SMOKING; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL MEDIA; TOBACCO; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84870373325     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9072520     Document Type: Article

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