Tobacco : the growing epidemic : proceedings of the tenth World Conference on Tobacco or Health, 24-28 August 1997, Beijing, China /
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| Meeting name: | World Conference on Tobacco and Health (10th : 1997 : Beijing, China) |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Springer, c2000. |
| Description: | xxvii, 998 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4587975 |
| Summary: | This book contains the full proceedings of the Tenth World Conference on Tobacco or Health, held 24-28 August 1997 in Beijing, China, and hosted by the Chinese Association on Smoking and Health and the Chinese Medical Association.<br> Tobacco is now causing a worldwide epidemic of premature death and disability, affecting first men and then women in developed countries, and now increasingly affecting developing countries. The theme "Tobacco: The Growing Epidemic" was chosen to reflect the increasingly global nature of the problem. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 998 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 1852332964 |
