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Worldwide burden of disease from exposure to second-hand smoke
A retrospective analysis of data from 192 countries
Keywords: exposure, children, adult, non, smokers, burden, disease, worldwide,
Exposure to second-hand smoke is common in many countries but the magnitude of the problem worldwide... read more
Secondhand smoke: Assessing the burden of disease at national and local levels
Keywords: secondhand, smoke, lung, health, children, adults, respiratory, illness,
This guide describes how to estimate the burden of disease caused by exposure to SHS on a national... read more
Women and Health: Today's Evidence, Tomorrow's Agenda
Keywords: global, tobacco, health, women,
This is a report on women and health – both women’s health needs and their contribution... read more
Keywords: tobacco, control, gender, sex, women, global,
"Gender”, meaning socially-determined norms and roles for each sex, provides the social explanation... read more
Gender and Tobacco Control: A Policy Brief
Keywords: women, gender, tobacco, control, policy, global,
Summary of recommendations1. Incorporate gender into tobacco control measures1.1. Make tobacco products... read more
Women and the tobacco epidemic: challenges for the 21st century
Keywords: global, health, women, cessation, policy, economics, children, secondhand, smoke,
This book supports a powerful use of tobacco results in a net loss to countries’ and important... read more
WHO Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic, 2008: The MPOWER package
Keywords: global, tobacco, economics, Framework, Convention, Tobacco, Control, smokefree, taxation, advertising, monitoring, cessation, industry, policy,
Tobacco is the single most preventable cause of death in the world today. This year, tobacco will... read more
Policy recommendations on protection from exposure to secondhand smoke
Keywords: smokefree, secondhand, smoke, legislation, policy, Framework, Convention, Tobacco, Control, health,
Scientific evidence has firmly established that there is no safe level of exposure to second- hand... read more