Changes in Use of Tobacco Products According to the World Health Organization Convention on Tabacco Control in Latvia

Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes zinātniskie raksti 2011 2012
Inna Dovladbekova, Anita Kokarēviča, Ģirts Briģis

Use of tobacco products is a global problem with serious consequences for public health, which calls for the widest possible international cooperation for coordinated action to limit the spread of tobacco and its trafficking. There should be a single tobacco demand reduction strategy. Changes in legislation concerning tobacco control in Latvia meets the requirement of the WNO Convention; however, evaluation and improvement of tobacco control effectiveness are necessary.

Keywords
Legislation, tobacco control

Dovladbekova, I., Kokarēviča, A., Briģis, Ģ. Changes in Use of Tobacco Products According to the World Health Organization Convention on Tabacco Control in Latvia. In: Rīgas Stradiņa universitātes zinātniskie raksti 2011. Rīga: RSU, 2012, pp.47-52. ISBN 978-9984-793-11-5. ISSN 1691-5399.

Publication language
Latvian (lv)