China wrestles with tobacco control

China wrestles with tobacco control

Around one-third of the world's smokers live in China, which has some of the largest tobacco companies. Weiyuan Cui interviews Dr Yang Gonghuan about the formidable forces of opposition to tobacco control in a country estimated in 2002 to have 350 million smokers.

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2010-04, Vol.88 (4), p.251-252
1. Verfasser: Cui, Weiyuan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Disease control
Excise taxes
Government agencies
Health education
Health surveillance
Information technology
Minors
Packaging
Smoking
Tax increases
Tobacco
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Zusammenfassung:Around one-third of the world's smokers live in China, which has some of the largest tobacco companies. Weiyuan Cui interviews Dr Yang Gonghuan about the formidable forces of opposition to tobacco control in a country estimated in 2002 to have 350 million smokers.
ISSN:0042-9686
1564-0604
DOI:10.2471/BLT.10.040410