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Tobacco Control in Pakistan

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Title: Tobacco Control in Pakistan

Authors: Ziuddin Islam

Journal: Pakistan journal of chest medicine (Online)

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Year: 2019

Volume: 25

Issue: 3

Language: en

Keywords: PakistanSmokingTobacco

Categories
Public Health (41589) Smoking Cessation (62) Policy Making (6) Medical Research (776) Epidemiology (17864)

Abstract

Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of death in the world. In Pakistan, tobacco is a cause of death of around 160,100 persons every year. Around 1200 Pakistani children between age of 6 & 15 start smoking every day

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