Correlates of tobacco use and disease burden - an analysis of the World Health Organisation South East Asian Countries

Background World Health Organisation´s South-East Asia Region is home to about one fourth of the world's population. Of this, there are about 246 million smokers and 290 million smokeless tobacco users. In addition to the human toll, the effects of tobacco are felt significantly in the economy...

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Main Authors: Jagannath Purushothama, Sudeep Kumar, Vishal Rao U S, Mackwin Dmello, Priyanka Rent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Tobacco Induced Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Correlates-of-tobacco-use-and-disease-burden-an-analysis-of-the-World-Health-Organisation,84228,0,2.html