Scientific basis of tobacco product regulation report of a WHO study group.

This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation at its third meeting, during which it reviewed four background papers specially commissioned for the meeting and which dealt, respectively, with the following fou...

Fuld beskrivelse

Saved in:
Bibliografiske detaljer
Corporate Authors: World Health Organization, WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation, ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2007.
Serier:Technical report series (World Health Organization) ; 945.
Fag:
Online adgang:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Tilføj Tag
Ingen Tags, Vær først til at tagge denne postø!
Beskrivelse
Summary:This report presents the conclusions reached and recommendations made by the members of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation at its third meeting, during which it reviewed four background papers specially commissioned for the meeting and which dealt, respectively, with the following four themes. 1) the contents and design features of tobacco products: their relationship to dependence potential and consumer appeal; 2) Candy-flavoured tobacco products: research needs and regulatory recommendations; 3) Biomarkers of tobacco exposure and of tobacco smoke-induced health effects; 4) Setting maximum limits of toxic constituents in cigarette smoke. The Study Group's recommendations in relation to each theme are set out at the end of the section dealing with that theme and overall recommendations are summarized at the end. The report is complemented by 2 Annexes containing reports and other documents arising from meetings of the WHO Scientific Advisory Committee on Tobacco Products Regulation (SACTob) and reports and other documents arising from meetings of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Products Regulation (TobReg).
Emne beskrivelse:"The third meeting of the WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation (TobReg) was held in Kobe, Japan from 28-30 June 2006"-- p. 1.
Fysisk beskrivelse:viii, 112 p. : ill.
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references.