The Global War on Tobacco : Mapping the World's First Public Health Treaty /

Tells the story of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)--the first collective global response to the causation of avoidable chronic disease--from its start as an unlikely civil society proposal to its enactment in 178 countries as of June 2014. Wipfli also rev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Wipfli, Heather, 1976- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Weltgesundheitsorganisation
Weltgesundheitsorganisation.
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control > (2003 May 21)
Internationale Kooperation
Prävention
Lungenkrebs
Rauchen
Tabakkonsum
Tobacco > Law and legislation.
Tobacco industry > Law and legislation.
Public health laws, International.
International cooperation.
Cooperation internationale.
Tobacco Use Disorder > prevention & control
Tobacco Industry > legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Prevention
International Cooperation
Smoking > legislation & jurisprudence
Tobacco use > Prevention > International cooperation.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Tells the story of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)--the first collective global response to the causation of avoidable chronic disease--from its start as an unlikely civil society proposal to its enactment in 178 countries as of June 2014. Wipfli also reveals how globalization offers anti-tobacco advocates significant cooperative opportunities to share knowledge and address cross-border public health problems. --From publisher description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781421416847

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