Tobacco policy in Israel: 1948-2014 and beyond

Israel Journal of Health Policy Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Rosen, Laura J ^a   Peled Raz, Maya ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

FCTC; Health policy; Israel; Legislation; MPOWER; Secondhand smoke; Smoking; Tobacco control; Tobacco policy; Tobacco smoke exposure

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; NICOTINE GUM; VARENICLINE;

ADVERTIZING; ARAB; ARTICLE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARKETING; ORGANIZATION; PASSIVE SMOKING; PREMATURE MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SMOKING BAN; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM; SMOKING REGULATION; TAX; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 84928623004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20454015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13584-015-0007-x     Document Type: Article

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