Local coalitions as an underutilized and understudied approach for promoting tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries | Zendy

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Local coalitions as an underutilized and understudied approach for promoting tobacco control in low- and middle-income countries

Author(s) -

Carla J. Berg

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of global health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.581

H-Index - 34

eISSN - 2047-2986

pISSN - 2047-2978

DOI - 10.7189/jogh.09.010301

Subject(s) - tobacco control , low and middle income countries , low income , tobacco use , environmental health , control (management) , developing country , medicine , socioeconomics , economic growth , public health , economics , population , nursing , management

www.jogh.org • doi: 10.7189/jogh.09.010301 1 June 2019 • Vol. 9 No. 1 • 010301 Cigarette smoking is the second leading risk factor for death worldwide [1]. Lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) are disproportionately affected by tobacco-related morbidity and mortality [1]. Because of the burden of tobacco use on global health, the World Health Organization developed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which mandates the implementation of a range of evidence-based tobacco control policies [2].

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