| WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation: Report on the Scientific Basis of Tobacco Product Regulation: Fourth Report of a WHO Study Group Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241209674 ISBN-13: 9789241209670 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $34.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Public Health |
| LCCN: 2012449385 |
| Series: WHO Technical Report |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (0.50 lbs) 90 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation at its sixth meeting, during which it reviewed two background papers specially commissioned for the meeting and which dealt, respectively, with the following two themes. 1. Toxic elements in tobacco and in cigarette smoke 2. The basis for a regulatory framework to reduce the dependence potential of tobacco products The Study Group s recommendations in relation to each theme are set out at the end of the section dealing with that theme; its overall recommendations are summarized in section 4. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |