Brazil : the role of the tobacco control program in curbing smoking (English)

Available evidence indicates that there was a significant decline in smoking in Brazil between 1989 and 2006. About two decades ago, the government launched a tobacco control program, with a marked acceleration of efforts since 1990, focusing on non-price interventions such as bans on advertising, restrictions on smoking in public places, and other activities. Although the Brazil tobacco control program is considered one of the most comprehensive...

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Iglesias,Roberto Magno;

Jha,Prabhat K.;

Pinto,Marcia;

Cilia De Mira Godinho,Maria Joana;

Costa e Silva, Vera Luiza da;
Document Date
2008/03/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
44689
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Brazil,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Brazil : the role of the tobacco control program in curbing smoking
Keywords
knowledge and learning

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Iglesias,Roberto Magno; Jha,Prabhat K.; Pinto,Marcia; Cilia De Mira Godinho,Maria Joana; Costa e Silva, Vera Luiza da.

Brazil : the role of the tobacco control program in curbing smoking (English). En breve ; no. 119 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/134031468020394796

Brazil : the role of the tobacco control program in curbing smoking (English)

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