Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

Estimating the changing disease burden attributable to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012

Background. Ongoing quantification of the disease burden attributable to smoking is important to monitor and strengthen tobacco control policies. Objectives. To estimate the attributable burden due to smoking in South Africa for 2000, 2006 and 2012. Methods. We estimated attributable burden due to...

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Main Authors: P Groenewald, R Pacella, F Sitas, O F Awotiwon, N Vellios, C J van Rensburg, S Manda, R Laubscher, B Nojilana, J D Joubert, D Labadarios, L Ayo-Yusuf, R A Roomaney, E B Turawa, I Neethling, N Abdelatif, V Pillay-van Wyk, D Bradshaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2022-09-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Subjects:
Cancer
heart disease
Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/218

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