Tool to monitor tobacco control policy implementation: the Tobacco Control Scale in Latin America. Adaptation process and pilot study.

Ariadna Feliu Cristina Martínez Armando Peruga Luk JoossensEduardo BiancoMarco Antonio Cornejo-OvalleSarah O NogueiraEsteve Fernandez

Published in: Tobacco control (2021)

Panama, Uruguay and Ecuador are the tobacco control policy leaders in LA; however, tobacco control in the region has room for improvement since nine countries have a total score under 50 pts. The TCS is a feasible and adaptable tool to monitor tobacco control in other WHO regions beyond Europe.

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healthcare
public health
mental health