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

• Pubblicazione: Ottawa, : Research for International Tobacco Control = Recherche pour la lutte mondiale contre le tabac, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (97 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.29/62
• Soggetto topico: Tobacco use - Economic aspects; Smoking - Economic aspects; Smoking - Social aspects; Tobacco use - Government policy; Smoking - Government policy
• Note generali: "This monograph was prepared in collaboration with the Universite de Montreal"--P. 4 of cover.; "The International Development Research Centre on behalf of the Research for International Tobacco Control Secretariat"--T.p. verso.; "RITC/RMCT".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Chapter 1: Introduction to the Tobacco Epidemic; Chapter 2: Economic Studies and Tobacco Control Policy Development; Chapter 3: Synopsis: Economic Assessments of the Burden of Tobacco Use on Societies; Chapter 4: Synopsis: Economic Assessments of the Burden of Tobacco Use in Population Subgroups; Chapter 5: Synopsis: Economic Assessments of Interventions to Reduce the Demand for Tobacco; Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendix A: Description of Databases Searched in Literature Review; Appendix B: Inventory of Data Sources
• Sommario/riassunto: This publication reviews and synthesizes the literature on tobacco-related health economic evaluation, with a focus on developing countries. IDRC's 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
• Altri titoli varianti: Economic impact of tobacco use on national health systems, societies and individuals : a summary of methods and findings
• Titolo autorizzato: At what cost
• ISBN: 1-280-71021-7; 9786610710218; 1-55250-353-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810653303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RITC monograph series ; ; no. 1.