Best practices in tobacco control in the South-East Asia Region

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-326

  Zolty, B C ^a   Sinha, P K ^a   Sinha, D N ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Best practice; demand reduction; gutka ban; region; South East Asia region; supply reduction; tobacco control

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ADVERTIZING; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BIDI SMOKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FOOD SECURITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; LAW; MASS MEDIUM; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; VICTIM;

ARECACEAE; ASIA, SOUTHEASTERN; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84875967171     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.107718     Document Type: Review

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