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Steps to limit smoking in China could save 13,000,000 lives in 35 years

Steps to limit smoking in China could save 13,000,000 lives in 35 years

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Steps to limit smoking in China could save 13,000,000 lives in 35 years

FromThe BMJ Podcast

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 17, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Complete implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) recommends policies in China that would prevent almost 13m smoking related deaths by 2050, suggests a paper published on bmj.com.
China is home to about one third of the world’s smokers and reducing smoking in China could have an enormous public health impact, even on a global scale.
To discuss their research, we are joined by three of the paper's authors, David Levy from Georgetown University, Teh-Wei Hu from University of California at Berkeley, and Andrew Moran from Columbia University Medical Center.
Read the full open access research: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/bmj.g1134
Released:
Feb 17, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.