Local Governments and civil society lead breakthrough for tobacco control: Lessons from Chandigarh and Chennai

• Main Authors: Mina Kashiwabara (Author), Rathinum Arul (Author), Hemant Goswami (Author), Jai P Narain (Author), Francisco Armada (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Smoke-free legislation is gaining popularity; however, it must accompany effective implementation to protect people from secondhand smoke (SHS) which causes 600,000 deaths annually. Increasing numbers of smoke-free cities in the world indicate that municipalities have an important role in promoting...