Too Many Japanese University Students Are Still Smoking Tobacco

Overview

Journal Tob Induc Dis

Date 2008 Nov 20

PMID 19017385

Citations 4

Authors

Derek R Smith

Ken Takahashi

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Abstract

Although campus-wide smoking bans are slowly spreading throughout Japan, the uptake of these measures has been suboptimal and many Japanese university students continue to smoke. Educational facilities are in an ideal position to set positive examples for tobacco control, and the time is now right for more Japanese universities to actively encourage their students as health promotion advocates and role models for healthy behavior.

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