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Tobacco Control Policy Analysis in China : Economics and Health.
This is the first book that analyzes tobacco control policies in China from the perspectives of economics and health. For readers interested in the economic aspects of tobacco control policy issues not only in China but also in other developing countries, this book provides a comprehensive analytica...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Singapore :
World Scientific Publishing Company,
2008.
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| Colección: | Series on contemporary China.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreward; Preface; List of Contribution; 1. Introduction Teh-wei Hu; Section I. Tobacco Use and its Consequences; 2. Prevalence of Smoking in China Gonghuan Yang; INTRODUCTION; History of Tobacco in China; Level and Trends in Tobacco Consumption in China Since 1949; Trends in the Prevalence of Tobacco Use; Trends in Tobacco Use by Age Group; Smoking in Women; Smoking in Adolescence; Tobacco Use by Education; Tobacco Use by Occupation; Tobacco Use in Different Areas; SMOKING ADDICTION AND CESSATION; Most Smokers do not Try to Quit; 80 Million Smokers have Relapsed.
- Quitters Increased by 10 MillionEXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE; SHS Exposure; Children's Exposure to SHS; Places of Exposure to SHS; IMPACT OF TOBACCO CONTROL IN CHINA; Knowledge About the Harmful Effects of Tobacco Use on Health; Attitudes About Tobacco Control; Implementation of Tobacco Control Policies; Banning Smoking in Public Places; Restrictions on Smoking at Home; Advice to Quit by Health Workers; SUMMARY; 3. Tobacco Control Programs in China Anita H. Lee and Yuan Jiang; BACKGROUND; THE GOVERNMENT'S LEADERSHIP ROLE IN TOBACCO CONTROL; Legislative Framework of Tobacco Control.
- Effectiveness of the Legislative FrameworkFacts and Figures Tell the Story; Dilemma in the Government's Position; WHO'S FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL; Strategic Directions for Implementing FCTC; Main Focus Areas in Implementation of FCTC; INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN CHINA; Tobacco Control in Seven Cities in China: Health VII (1996-2004); Lessons Learned from the Health VII Project; INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN SUCCESSFUL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS; ECONOMIC INTERVENTIONS.
- 4. Chinese Physicians: Smoking Behavior, and their Smoking Cessation Knowledge Attitudes, and Practice Michael Ong, Yuan Jiang, Elisa Tong, Yan Yang, Quan Gan and Teh-wei HuINTRODUCTION; POPULATION AND METHODS; Population; Design and Procedures; Statistical Analyses; RESULTS; Smoking Prevalence of Physicians; Physician Smoking Behavior, Attitudes, and Practices; Physician Attitudes and Practices Towards Patients Who Smoke; Physician Smoking Knowledge; Gender Differences; Predictors of Asking About Smoking Status or Advising Smokers to Quit; DISCUSSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
- 5. Disease Burden from Smoking and Passive Smoking in China Quan Gan, Kirk R. Smith, S. Katharine Hammond and Teh-wei HuBACKGROUND; The Disease Burden Approach; DISEASE BURDEN CAUSED BY ACTIVE SMOKING IN CHINA; DISEASE BURDEN CAUSED BY PASSIVE SMOKING IN CHINA; The Passive Smoking Disease Burden Estimates; Added Risks from Passive Smoking upon Nonsmokers; DISCUSSION; Passive Smoking Prevalence in China; Other Diseases Caused by Passive Smoking; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; 6. Economic Burden of Smoking in China, 2000 Hai-Yen Sung, Liping Wang, Shuigao Jin, Teh-wei Hu and Yuan Jiang; METHODS.