TY - BOOK ED - World Health Organization ED - Research for International Tobacco Control. TI - WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 : the MPOWER package SN - 9789241596282 PY - 2008/// CY - Geneva PB - World Health Organization KW - Tobacco use KW - Prevention KW - Smoking KW - Public health N1 - Title from title screen (viewed on Feb 20, 2008); Includes bibliographical references (p. 60-62); We must act now to reverse the global tobacco epidemic and save millions of lives : a letter from WHO director-general -- Summary -- The global tobacco crisis -- MPOWER : six policies to reverse the tobacco epidemic -- The state of global tobacco control implementation of effective measures is just beginning -- Conclusion; Available both in print and online N2 - This report presents a worldwide analysis of tobacco use and control efforts. It provides countries with a roadmap to reverse the devastating global tobacco epidemic that could kill up to one billion people by the end of this century. The report outlines the MPOWER package, a set of six key tobacco control measures that reflect and build on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control--Publisher's description UR - http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2008/9789241596282_eng.pdf ER -