Status of implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Ghana: a qualitative study
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Status of implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Ghana: a qualitative study
BACKGROUND The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), a World Health Organization treaty, has now been ratified by over 165 countries. However there are concerns that implementing the Articles of the treaty may prove difficult, particularly in the developing world. In this study we have used qualitative methods to explore the extent to which the FCTC has been implemented in Ghana, a de...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-1