WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 the MPOWER package

WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2008 the MPOWER package

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...

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Corporate Authors: World Health Organization, Research for International Tobacco Control
Format: Book
Published: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2008.
Subjects:
Tobacco use > Prevention.
Smoking > Prevention.
Public health.
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