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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Features
- EX-LIBRARY
- Book Title
- Tobacco : Science, Policy and Public Health Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780199566655
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199566658
ISBN-13
9780199566655
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84506619
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
752 Pages
Publication Name
Tobacco : Science, Policy and Public Health
Language
English
Subject
Public Health, Plants / General, Toxicology, Psychopathology / Addiction
Publication Year
2010
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Nature, Psychology, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.9 in
Item Weight
116.4 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2010-004772
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
". . . should be compulsory reading for all involved in the control of chronic diseases and more specifically in the control of tobacco." --Bulletin of the World Health Organisation May 2005, ". . . the editors must be complemented for having composed a comprehensive and broad-spectrum book on this man-made, health care complex issue of unimaginable size, which is, fortunately, receiving more and more public awareness. The book is mandatory reading for everyone engaged in thecombat of this health catastrophe." --Annals of Oncology June 2005, "This book is, and will likely remain for many years to come, the definitive work on tobacco use and its impact upon the world's public health." --Doody's Journal October 2005, "As we drown in information, such books can be liferafts of sanity. Aggregators and distillers of information at the peak of their fields do us all a service, as do those who have the patience to compile convenient collections like this one." --British Medical Journal 2005, 'Review from previous edition This is a substantial, authoritative, multi-author book assembled by a distinguished group of editors. It is remarkably comprehensive, international in scope, and forms a detailed source of scientific information on the impact of tobacco use on health and on public health approaches to the control of tobacco. It should be available in every medical and public health library, and many physicians would value having it in theirown possession, both as a readable and interesting book, and also an important work of reference.'Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh'This book is, and will likely remain for many years to come, the definitive work on tobacco use and its impact upon the world's public health.'Doody's Journal'. . . the editors must be complemented for having composed a comprehensive and broad-spectrum book on this man-made, health care complex issue of unimaginable size, which is, fortunately, receiving more and more public awareness. The book is mandatory reading for everyone engaged in the combat of this health catastrophe.'Annals of Oncology'. . . should be compulsory reading for all involved in the control of chronic diseases and more specifically in the control of tobacco.'Bulletin of the World Health Organisation'As we drown in information, such books can be liferafts of sanity. Aggregators and distillers of information at the peak of their fields do us all a service, as do those who have the patience to compile convenient collections like this one.'British Medical Journal, Review from previous edition: "This is a substantial, authoritative, multi-author book assembled by a distinguished group of editors. It is remarkably comprehensive, international in scope, and forms a detailed source of scientific information on the impact of tobacco use on health and onpublic health approaches to the control of tobacco. It should be available in every medical and public health library, and many physicians would value having it in their own possession, both as a readable and interesting book, and also an important work of reference." --Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh December 2005
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
362.29/6
Table Of Content
PrefaceTobacco: History1. Evolution of knowledge of the smoking epidemic2. The great studies of smoking and disease in the twentieth century3. Dealing with health fears: Cigarette advertising in the United States in the twentieth century4. Market manipulation: How the tobacco industry recruits and retains smokers5. In Their Own Words: An epoch of deceit and deceptionTobacco: Composition6. The changing cigarette: chemical studies and bioassays7. Tobacco carcinogenesis: Mechanisms and biomarkersNicotine and addiction8. Pharmacology of tobacco addiction9. Manipulating product design to reinforce tobacco addiction10. Nicotine dosing characteristics across productsTobacco around the world11. Tobacco smoking and tobacco-related harm in the European Union with the special attention to the new EU member states12. The epidemic in India13. The epidemic in China14. Tobacco Control in KoreaTobacco and health. Global burden15. The hazards of smoking and the benefits of stopping: Cancer mortality and overall mortality16. Passive smoking and health17. Adolescent smoking18. Tobacco and womenTobacco and cancer19. Cancer of the prostate20. Laryngeal cancer21. Smoking and cancer of the oesophagus22. Tobacco use and cancer of the oral cavity23. Smoking and stomach cancer24. Tobacco and colorectal cancer25. Tobacco and cervical neoplasia26. Smoking and pancreatic cancer27. Smoking and lung cancer28. Active and passive smoking and cancer of the breast29. Smoking and ovarian cancer30. Smoking, hormone concentrations and ovarian cancerTobacco and cardiovascular disease31. Tobacco and cardiovascular diseaseTobacco and respiratory disease32. Chronic obstructive lung disease33. Tobacco and other diseasesTobacco and alcohol34. Interaction of tobacco with other risk factorsTobacco control: successes and failures35. Roles of tobacco litigation in societal change36. The adoption of smoke-free policies and their effectiveness37. Advancing tobacco control by effective evaluation38. Global tobacco policyTreatment of dependence39. Treatment of tobacco dependenceHarm Reduction40. Tobacco harm reductionAdvocacy and activism in the real world41. Influencing politicians to implement comprehensive tobacco control: the power of news mediaOverview of regulatory efforts42. Origins and status of the WHO framework convention on tobacco control (WHO FCTC)43. WHO - Coordinating international policy in tobacco control
Synopsis
Tobacco: Science, Policy and Public Health Second Edition comprehensively covers the science and policy issues relevant to one of the major public health disasters of modern times. It pulls together the aetiology and burden of the myriad of tobacco-related diseases with the successes and failures of tobacco control policies. The book looks at lessons learnt to help set health policy for reducing the burden of tobacco-related diseases. It also deals with the international public health policy issues which bear on control of the problem of tobacco use and which vary between continents.New chapters in this second edition include: Market manipulation: How the tobacco industry recruits and retains smokers; In Their Own Words: An Epoch of Deceit and Deception; Manipulating Product Design to Reinforce Tobacco Addiction; and a new section of the text devoted to 'Tobacco around the world'.The editors are an international group distinguished in the field of tobacco-related diseases, epidemiology, and tobacco control. The contributors are world experts drawn from the various clinical fields. This major reference text gives a unique overview of one of the major public health problems in both the developed and developing world., Tobacco is ranked as one of the major public health disasters of modern times. This book pulls together the science of tobacco-related diseases with the policy of tobacco control to offer a comprehensive preventive medicine/public health approach., Tobacco: Science, Policy and Public Health Second Edition comprehensively covers the science and policy issues relevant to one of the major public health disasters of modern times. It pulls together the aetiology and burden of the myriad of tobacco-related diseases with the successes and failures of tobacco control policies. The book looks at lessons learnt to help set health policy for reducing the burden of tobacco-related diseases. It also deals with the international public health policy issues which bear on control of the problem of tobacco use and which vary between continents. New chapters in this second edition include: Market manipulation: How the tobacco industry recruits and retains smokers; In Their Own Words: An Epoch of Deceit and Deception; Manipulating Product Design to Reinforce Tobacco Addiction; and a new section of the text devoted to 'Tobacco around the world'. The editors are an international group distinguished in the field of tobacco-related diseases, epidemiology, and tobacco control. The contributors are world experts drawn from the various clinical fields. This major reference text gives a unique overview of one of the major public health problems in both the developed and developing world.
LC Classification Number
HV5732
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- a***4 (323)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book was in excellent condition, as described in the listing, and was excellently packaged, arriving in unblemished condition. The shipping time was very quick. While the listing showed the book with a dust jacket, the book did not come with one. I brought this to the attention of the seller, who responded to me right away, and was satisfied with the seller's explanation. I have to say that the service was in every way outstanding.
- h***2 (1195)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe book arrived swiftly packaged in a protective plastic envelope, but it was a paperback not hardcover as listed. I contacted seller and they apologized, refunded me and suggested several things to do with the book after allowing me to keep it. I have gone ahead and ordered a hardcover from the same seller. I’m a repeat customer and hope to remain so. This mixup was a first, but I’m very impressed with their prompt response and professionalism. Kudos :)50 Charles M. Russell Paintings of the Old American West from the (#277117402401)