Effectiveness of Tobacco Control Measures in Reducing Tobacco Use among Adolescents and Young Adults in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Background: Sri Lanka became a signatory to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in September 2003 and ratified in November 2003. Aiming to reduce tobacco burden in Sri Lanka, National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol Act [NATA] No. 27 was authorized in 2006. The objective of this study w...
Main Author: | Waduarachchige Don Aruna Shantha De Silva |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2012-12-01
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Series: | Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology |
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Online Access: | http://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/pdf_38_c9447823bcbf9988ec7d218786e4ea88.html |
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