Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys

  • 17/08/2012

  • Lancet

Despite the high global burden of diseases caused by tobacco, valid and comparable prevalence data for patterns of adult tobacco use and factors influencing use are absent for many low-income and middle-income countries. We assess these patterns through analysis of data from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS).