Economic cost of smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.

Konstantina KoronaiouJawad A Al-LawatiMohamed SayedAli M AlwadeyEjlal F AlalawiKholoud AlmutawaaAmal Hj HussainWedad Al-MaidoorYahya M Al-FarsiSofia Delipalla

Published in: Tobacco control (2020)

The economic cost of smoking and SHS in the GCC states is relatively low compared with other high-income countries. Scaling-up implementation of evidence-based policies will prevent the evolution of a tobacco epidemic with its negative consequences for health and public finances.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mental health
public health
smoking cessation
primary care
quality improvement
life cycle
health information
health promotion
risk assessment
adverse drug
electronic health record