The effects of maximising the UK’s tobacco control score on inequalities in smoking prevalence and premature coronary heart disease mortality: a modelling study

The effects of maximising the UK’s tobacco control score on inequalities in smoking prevalence and premature coronary heart disease mortality: a modelling study

Abstract Background Smoking is more than twice as common among the most disadvantaged socioeconomic groups in England compared to the most affluent and is a major contributor to health-related inequalities. The United Kingdom (UK) has comprehensive smoking policies in place: regular tax increases; p...

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Main Authors: Kirk Allen, Chris Kypridemos, Lirije Hyseni, Anna B. Gilmore, Peter Diggle, Margaret Whitehead, Simon Capewell, Martin O’Flaherty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Tobacco control
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)
Coronary heart disease
Socioeconomic inequalities
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-2962-8

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