The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) and Japanese anti-tobacco measures

نویسندگان

  • Kazunari Satomura
  • Suketaka Iwanaga
  • Megumi Noami
  • Ryota Sakamoto
  • Keiko Kusaka
  • Takatoshi Nakahara
چکیده

Japanese anti-tobacco measures are reviewed and checked the relationship between the FCTC and its changes. Japan is making efforts to follow the FCTC, but it is insufficient and present anti-tobacco measures seem to have only a little impact on decreasing smoking rates. More effective measures should be developed for reducing smoking rates and for making smoke-free society.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Tobacco Induced Diseases

دوره 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008