The global health and economic impact of tobacco

The global health and economic impact of tobacco [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04

Tobacco kills half of its regular users, exacts a considerable toll in terms of disease, disability and suffering, and has a profoundly negative impact on family incomes and national economies. In this article, Derek Yach emphasizes the size of these impacts globally and in particular in China.

Issue:

Volume 50 | Special Issue [2]

Author:

Yach Derek [3]

Attachment:

article_331_en.pdf [4]

Keywords:

tobacco, smoking, China, smokers, WHO FCTC

Section:

Diabetes in Society [5]

Theme:

Health organizations [6]

Developing countries [7]

Awareness [8]