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- catalog abstract "Tobacco, as has been amply proven, is hazardous to people's health. Nevertheless, in many of the countries of the Americas increasing urbanization and changing lifestyles have resulted in greater use of tobacco. At the same time, health and disease patterns in the developing countries of the hemisphere are undergoing and "epidemiologic transition," with chronic noncommunicable diseases displacing infectious diseases as the primary causes of morbidity and mortality. In the next few decades, these countries can be expected to face, and will need to prepare for, an epidemic of smoking-related diseases, particularly lung cancer, and a proportionaly imposing burden on national health services. To confront that epidemic and alleviate that burden, greater understanding is necessary of the historical, economic, political, and publich health aspects of the supply, demand, and consumption of tobacco. This publication aims to further that understanding by providing information on the general socioeconomic context, the tobacco industry, tobacco use, smoking and its effects on health, and smoking prevention and control activities in the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada. Most of the information contained in this pulication cannot e found in any other single source. It will thus serve as a baseline of data for developing countries in the Region as they engage in the complex issues involved in preventing and controlling tobacco use. Health workers, researchers, and policy makers can use the information presented here to build a coalition against what may prove to be the most important pulic health problem of the 1990sm.".
- catalog coverage "Canada".
- catalog coverage "Latin America".
- catalog coverage "West Indies".
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "Tobacco, as has been amply proven, is hazardous to people's health. Nevertheless, in many of the countries of the Americas increasing urbanization and changing lifestyles have resulted in greater use of tobacco. At the same time, health and disease patterns in the developing countries of the hemisphere are undergoing and "epidemiologic transition," with chronic noncommunicable diseases displacing infectious diseases as the primary causes of morbidity and mortality. In the next few decades, these countries can be expected to face, and will need to prepare for, an epidemic of smoking-related diseases, particularly lung cancer, and a proportionaly imposing burden on national health services. To confront that epidemic and alleviate that burden, greater understanding is necessary of the historical, economic, political, and publich health aspects of the supply, demand, and consumption of tobacco. This publication aims to further that understanding by providing information on the general socioeconomic context, the tobacco industry, tobacco use, smoking and its effects on health, and smoking prevention and control activities in the countries of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada. Most of the information contained in this pulication cannot e found in any other single source. It will thus serve as a baseline of data for developing countries in the Region as they engage in the complex issues involved in preventing and controlling tobacco use. Health workers, researchers, and policy makers can use the information presented here to build a coalition against what may prove to be the most important pulic health problem of the 1990sm.".
- catalog description "[v.1] Without special title -- [Suppl.] Executive summary.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 387 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Tobacco or health.".
- catalog identifier "9275115362".
- catalog isFormatOf "Tobacco or health.".
- catalog isPartOf "Publicaciones científicas (Washington, D.C.) ; no. 536.".
- catalog isPartOf "Scientific publication ; no. 536".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng eng".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Regional Office of the World Health Organization,".
- catalog relation "Tobacco or health.".
- catalog spatial "America.".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog spatial "Canada.".
- catalog spatial "Latin America".
- catalog spatial "Latin America.".
- catalog spatial "West Indies".
- catalog spatial "West Indies.".
- catalog subject "616/.86/5 20".
- catalog subject "RA10.P252 no. 536 1992 HV5770.A48".
- catalog subject "RC567 .T625 1992".
- catalog subject "Smoking prevention & control Canada.".
- catalog subject "Smoking prevention & control Latin America.".
- catalog subject "Smoking prevention & control West Indies.".
- catalog subject "Smoking prevention & control".
- catalog subject "Tobacco Use Disorder epidemiology Canada.".
- catalog subject "Tobacco Use Disorder epidemiology Latin America.".
- catalog subject "Tobacco Use Disorder epidemiology West Indies.".
- catalog subject "Tobacco Use Disorder epidemiology".
- catalog subject "Tobacco use America.".
- catalog subject "W1 SC963D no.536 1992".
- catalog subject "WM 170 T628 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "[v.1] Without special title -- [Suppl.] Executive summary.".
- catalog title "Tobacco or health : status in the Américas / a report of the Pan American Health Organization.".
- catalog type "text".