Increases in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly
cardiometabolic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, stroke and diabetes, and their …

Evidence of the causal role of marketing in the tobacco epidemic and the advent of the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control have inspired more than half the countries in …

Background Brazil has reduced its smoking rate by about 50% in the last 20 y. During that
time period, strong tobacco control policies were implemented. This paper estimates the …

Background. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. In Thailand, the
prevalence of smoking is about 15‐20 times higher among men than women. This study …

Southeast Asia faces an epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases, now responsible
for 60% of deaths in the region. The problem stems from environmental factors that promote …

Conducting real-world public health experiments is often costly, time-consuming, and
ethically challenging, so mathematical models have a long-standing history of being used to …

Non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancers, respiratory
diseases, diabetes, and mental disorders, and injuries have become the major causes of …

Background The authors develop projections for global smoking prevalence for the years
2020 and 2030 with and without the implementation, starting in 2010, of the WHO9s …

Introduction: There is a substantial literature that graphic tobacco warnings are effective;
however, there is limited evidence based on actual smoking behavior. The objective of this …

Abstract Background Three National Health and Morbidity Surveys (NHMSs) had been
conducted in Malaysia in 10-year intervals from 1986–2006. Based on the latest NHMS …