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Smrtící pandemie se stále šíří. Ničivé důsledky kouření jsou vážným varováním pro všechny

Title in English A Deadly Pandemic is Spreading The Devastating Impact of Smoking is a Serious Warning for All
Authors

HOLČÍK Jan KOUPILOVÁ Ilona

Year of publication 2002
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Časopis lékařů českých
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Public health care, social medicine
Keywords smoking and health; prevention of smoking; tobacco; anti-tobacco policy
Description The authors draw attention to the serious character of the pandemic caused by smoking which on a worldwide scale is responsible for the premature death of 4.2million people every year. In the Czech Republic every year 22 000 people die from the sequelae of smoking. The authors refer to work which contributed to the evidence of the harmful impact of smoking on health. The World Health Organization contributes markedly to efforts to control smoking. The authors present brief information on the conference inWarsaw held in February 2002, they mention briefly data on smoking in Europe and the Czech Republic. They draw attention to the new strategy of the tobacco industry and appeal for joint and coordinated activities the objective of which would be to prevent health problems caused by smoking.
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