Monitoring the tobacco use epidemic I. Overview: Optimizing measurement to facilitate change.

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Authors

Biener L, Giovino GA, Pechacek TF, Hartman AM, Vallone D, Schooley MW, Marcus SE

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Department of Health Behavior, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 312 Kimball Tower, Buffalo, New York 14214-8028, USA. ggiovino@buffalo.edu

Abstract

This Overview paper (I of V) summarizes research work to date on monitoring the tobacco use epidemic, discusses the recommendations made at the November, 2002 National Tobacco Monitoring, Research and Evaluation Workshop sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Legacy Foundation, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the topic of tobacco surveillance and evaluation, and discusses the current state of affairs.

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18809429

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