Priorities for tobacco control research in India

The enormity of the tobacco epidemic in India, which has a population greater than the United States and Europe combined, merits a huge scaling-up of research efforts that can inform, support and evaluate tobacco control. Research is needed to underpin all the World Health Organization's MPOWER...

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Published in:Addiction (Abingdon, England) England), 2012-12, Vol.107 (12), p.2066-2068
Main Authors: Sarkar, Bidyut K., Reddy, K. Srinath
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical Research
Challenges
Culture
diversity
Drug addicts
Epidemics
Europe
future
Health Priorities
Health Promotion
Humans
India
Money
MPOWER
Population
Public health
Smoking
Smoking - legislation & jurisprudence
Smoking Cessation
Smoking Prevention
Success
Taxes
Tobacco
tobacco control
United States
Value
World Health Organization
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Summary:The enormity of the tobacco epidemic in India, which has a population greater than the United States and Europe combined, merits a huge scaling-up of research efforts that can inform, support and evaluate tobacco control. Research is needed to underpin all the World Health Organization's MPOWER recommendations. Prioritization and coordination of the research efforts are critical to success and ensuring value for money. Apart from the sheer size of the country and its population, its cultural and regional diversity present particular challenges. Reprinted by permission of Blackwell Publishing
ISSN:0965-2140
1360-0443
DOI:10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03942.x