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Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Research

The effect of imposing a higher, uniform tobacco tax in Vietnam

Authors: Hoang Van Kinh, Hana Ross, David Levy, Nguyen Thac Minh, Vu Thi Bich Ngoc

Published in: Health Research Policy and Systems | Issue 1/2006

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Tobacco use increases the risk of many fatal diseases such as cancer, emphysema, heart disease and other circulatory diseases[1]. If trends in tobacco use continue, approximately 500 million people alive today will die from smoking, and, by 2030, tobacco is expected to be the leading cause of premature death, accounting for about 10 million deaths per year.[2] …
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Metadata
Title
The effect of imposing a higher, uniform tobacco tax in Vietnam
Authors
Hoang Van Kinh
Hana Ross
David Levy
Nguyen Thac Minh
Vu Thi Bich Ngoc
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Health Research Policy and Systems / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1478-4505
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1478-4505-4-6

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