América Latina y el Caribe muestra importantes avances en la reducción de la desnutrición
infantil. Al mismo tiempo, sin embargo, se observa en la región un aumento significativo del …

Objective To estimate the degree to which tobacco consumption is associated with spending
on a set of goods and services in Chile, especially health and education, for the total …

Tobacco taxes are deemed regressive, because the poorest families tend to allocate larger
shares of their budget to purchase tobacco. However, as taxes also discourage tobacco use …

El cáncer es la segunda causa de muerte en el mundo, según datos de la Organización
Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en el año 2015 ocasionó 8, 8 millones de muertes. Dentro de los …

Tobacco taxes have positive impacts on health outcomes. However, policy makers often
hesitate to use them because of the perception that poorer households are affected …

Background Globally, tobacco consumption continues to cause a huge burden of
preventable diseases. Chile has been leading the tobacco burden ranking in the Latin …

Objetivos. Estimar la carga de enfermedad asociada al tabaquismo y evaluar el potencial
impacto económico y en salud del aumento de los impuestos a los cigarrillos en el Perú …

Tobacco taxes are usually considered regressive, as the poorest individuals allocate larger
shares of their budget toward the purchase of tobacco-related products. However, because …

Tobacco-use-related diseases are the main cause of mortality in Moldova, where tobacco
consumption is widely spread, especially among men. In addition to health concerns …

Objective To estimate annual infant morbidity and mortality attributable to prenatal smoking
in Chile during 2008− 2012. Methods Population-attributable fractions (PAFs) for several …