Best practices in tobacco control in the South-East Asia Region.
Indian J Cancer
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2012 Oct-Dec; 49(4): 321-326
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em Inglês
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| ID: sea-145824
ABSTRACT
The tobacco epidemic is an increasing threat to public health with the tobacco burden particularly high in WHO's South-East Asia Region (SEAR). The Region has many obstacles to tobacco control, but despite these challenges, significant progress has been made in many countries. Although much work still needs to be done, SEAR countries have nevertheless implemented strong and often innovative tobacco control measures that can be classified as "best practices," with some setting global precedents. The best practice measures implemented in SEAR include bans on gutka, reducing tobacco imagery in movies, and warning about the dangers of tobacco. In a time of scarce resources, countries in SEAR and elsewhere must ensure that the most effective and cost-efficient measures are implemented. It is hoped that countries can learn from these examples and as appropriate, adapt these measures to their own specific cultural, social and political realities.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Sudeste Asiático
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Ásia Ocidental
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Poluição por Fumaça de Tabaco
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Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Fumar
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Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto
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Produtos do Tabaco
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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