Community empowerment to stop smoking at selected villages in Hambantota, Sri Lanka
Background and challenges to implementation Tobacco smoking is the cause of many preventable diseases in the world. According to the WHO tobacco kills up to half of its users. Sri Lanka as a middle income country, tobacco smoking is one of the biggest economic threats especially in rural settings....
Main Author: | Nisansala Gamage |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Publishing
2018-03-01
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Series: | Tobacco Induced Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.journalssystem.com/tid/Community-empowerment-to-stop-smoking-at-selected-villages-in-Hambantota-Sri-Lanka,84410,0,2.html |
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