Money Gone Up in Smoke: The Tobacco Use and Malnutrition Nexus in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Muhammad Jami Husain (Author), Mandeep Virk-Baker (Author), Mark Parascandola (Author), Bazlul Haque Khondker (Author), Indu B. Ahluwalia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Background</p><p>The tobacco epidemic in Bangladesh is pervasive. Expenditures on tobacco may reduce money available for food in a country with a high malnutrition rate.</p><p>Objectives</p><p>The aims of the study are to quantify the opportunity costs of...