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Tobacco control: Developing an innovative and effective global strategy
Tobacco use is estimated to contribute to no fewer than 6 million deaths each year, a burden that falls disproportionately on people in low- and middle-income countries and is projected to grow to 8 million deaths by 2030. In this month's Editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the theme for this year's World No Tobacco Day, which falls on May 31—Tobacco: a threat to development—and argue that, in addition to its efforts in public health, WHO should take a leading role in development of scientific solutions to the worldwide epidemic of tobacco use.
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Citation: (2017) PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 14(5) May 2017. PLoS Med 14(5): ev14.i05. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v14.i05
Published: May 31, 2017
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Tobacco use is estimated to contribute to no fewer than 6 million deaths each year, a burden that falls disproportionately on people in low- and middle-income countries and is projected to grow to 8 million deaths by 2030. In this month's Editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors discuss the theme for this year's World No Tobacco Day, which falls on May 31—Tobacco: a threat to development—and argue that, in addition to its efforts in public health, WHO should take a leading role in development of scientific solutions to the worldwide epidemic of tobacco use.
Image Credit: xurble, Flickr