The importance of extinguishing secondhand smoke


Autoria(s): Tonkin, Andrew M.; Beauchamp, Alison; Stevenson, Christopher
Data(s)

01/10/2009

Resumo

Government policies have enormous influence on the health of nations. Arguably, this is illustrated most vividly with tobacco control. However, smoking continues to be a global problem and the major cause of preventable death. The countries with the highest per-capita smoking prevalence rates include (alphabetically) Bangladesh (20.9% of adults), Brazil (16.2% of adults), China (31.4% of adults), Germany (27.2% of adults), India (32.7% of men, 1.4% of women), Indonesia (34.5% of adults), Japan (43.3% of men and 12% of women), the Russian Federation (60.4% of men, 15.5% of women), Turkey (34.6%), and the United States(23.2%).1 Prevalence rates among younger people vary, but in the United States, 18.4% of youths still smoke.<br />

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30046469

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Relação

http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30046469/beauchamp-importanceof-2009.pdf

http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.109.894758

Direitos

2009, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Palavras-Chave #myocardial infarction #prevention #smoking #editorials
Tipo

Journal Article