The Lancet, Volume 369, Issue 9574
, Pages 1758 - 1761, 19 May 2007
doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60782-XCite or Link Using DOI
How to prevent 100 million deaths from tobacco
For the first time ever, the world's leading agent of death is a man-made substance—tobacco. If current trends continue, tobacco will kill 1000 million people prematurely during this century. 1
Tobacco, which kills at least a third of people who use it, 2
is also the largest single cause of health inequalities in some low-income populations. 3
Millions of deaths can be prevented if we take urgent action based on available information. 4
Despite this enormous and growing burden of premature illness and d ...
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