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At what cost? : the economic impact of tobacco use on national health systems, societies and individuals : a summary of methods and findings.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: RITC monograph series ; no. 1.Publication details: Ottawa [Ont.] : Research for International Tobacco Control = Recherche pour la lutte mondiale contre le tabac, ©2003.Description: 1 online resource (91 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 155250073X
  • 9781552500736
  • 9781552503539
  • 1552503534
  • 1280710217
  • 9781280710216
  • 9786610710218
  • 661071021X
Other title:
  • Economic impact of tobacco use on national health systems, societies and individuals : a summary of methods and findings
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: At what cost?.DDC classification:
  • 362.29/62 21
LOC classification:
  • HV5748 .A88 2003eb
Other classification:
  • cci1icc
  • coll11
  • coll14
Online resources:
Contents:
Executive Summary -- ch. 1. Introduction to the Tobacco Epidemic -- ch. 2. Economic Studies and Tobacco Control Policy Development -- ch. 3. Synopsis. Economic Assessments of the Burden of Tobacco Use on Societies -- ch. 4. Synopsis. Economic Assessments of the Burden of Tobacco Use in Population Subgroups -- ch. 5. Synopsis. Economic Assessments of Interventions to Reduce the Demand for Tobacco -- ch. 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- App. A. Description of Databases Searched in Literature Review -- App. B. Inventory of Data Sources.
Abstract: This publication reviews and synthesizes the literature on tobacco-related health economic evaluation, with a focus on developing countries. IDRC\2019s Research for International Tobacco Contract (RITC) produced the report in an attempt to lay the groundwork for future comparative and conclusive research in the field of tobacco-related economic evaluation. It is directed at a general audience of tobacco-control researchers and policymakers, especially in developing countries, and researchers familiar with economic evaluation methods but unfamiliar with the relevance of these methods to the study of the tobacco epidemic.
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"This monograph was prepared in collaboration with the Université de Montréal"--Page 4 of cover.

"The International Development Research Centre on behalf of the Research for International Tobacco Control Secretariat"--Title page verso.

"RITC/RMCT."

Includes bibliographical references.

Executive Summary -- ch. 1. Introduction to the Tobacco Epidemic -- ch. 2. Economic Studies and Tobacco Control Policy Development -- ch. 3. Synopsis. Economic Assessments of the Burden of Tobacco Use on Societies -- ch. 4. Synopsis. Economic Assessments of the Burden of Tobacco Use in Population Subgroups -- ch. 5. Synopsis. Economic Assessments of Interventions to Reduce the Demand for Tobacco -- ch. 6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- App. A. Description of Databases Searched in Literature Review -- App. B. Inventory of Data Sources.

This publication reviews and synthesizes the literature on tobacco-related health economic evaluation, with a focus on developing countries. IDRC\2019s Research for International Tobacco Contract (RITC) produced the report in an attempt to lay the groundwork for future comparative and conclusive research in the field of tobacco-related economic evaluation. It is directed at a general audience of tobacco-control researchers and policymakers, especially in developing countries, and researchers familiar with economic evaluation methods but unfamiliar with the relevance of these methods to the study of the tobacco epidemic.

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