Results of the Global Youth Tobacco Survey and implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) countries

Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 217-234

  Usmanova, Gulnoza ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

FCTC; Tobacco; WHO Eastern mediterranean region; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT SMOKING; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; TELEVISION VIEWING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FCTC; TOBACCO; WHO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; TOBACCO USE; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84887235753     PISSN: 22106006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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