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01-06-2010 | Commentary

Monitoring tobacco use and implementation of prevention policies is vital for strengthening tobacco control: an Indian perspective

Author: Prabhdeep Kaur

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 3/2010

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Globally tobacco is responsible for 1 in 10 adult deaths. Mortality and morbidity due to tobacco can be prevented by implementation of effective public policies. WHO recently recommended MPOWER package, a combination of six effective tobacco control policies to guide country level tobacco control programs. M stands for monitoring the tobacco use and prevention policies and P for protect people from smoke (WHO 2008). Several articles in a recent issue of this journal provide evidence to support these policies. …

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Title: Monitoring tobacco use and implementation of prevention policies is vital for strengthening tobacco control: an Indian perspective
Author: Prabhdeep Kaur
Publication date: 01-06-2010
Publisher: SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-010-0128-5

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