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    Gonghuan Yang, editor.
    Summary: This book comprehensively covers the science and policy issues relevant to one of the major public health issues in China. It pulls together the prevalence pattern of tobacco use in different population and burden of the myriad of tobacco-related diseases. The book pays more attention to review the successes and failures of tobacco control policies in China, including the protect peoples from second-hand smoke, comprehensive banning tobacco advertisement promotion and sponsor, regulation of the contents of tobacco products and low tar cigarettes, warn about the dangers of tobacco, support for smokers to quit, and increasing tobacco taxation and price, as well as monitor and assessment on tobacco use and implement of prevention policy under the international background of tobacco control. The book analyse and explain the influence factors, especially interference from tobacco industry with public management theory frame for promoting tobacco control policies and looks at lessons learnt to help set health policy for reducing the burden of tobacco-related diseases. It is a helpful reference for experts in public health and epidemiologists in tobacco control, advocators and policy maker.

    Contents:
    Introduction : China and the negotiation of WHO FCTC / Gonghuan Yang
    Tobacco epidemic and health risk in the Chinese population / Gonghuan Yang
    Action subject and surroundings of tobacco control and anti tobacco control in China / Gonghuan Yang
    International assistance and tobacco control in China / Gonghuan Yang
    Tobacco control mass sommunication in China / Chunhui Wang and Jie Yang
    Public interest litigation and tobacco control in China / Jinron Huang
    Monitoring tobacco ese and implementation of tobacco control policies in China / Xia Wan, Jason Hsia, and Gonghuan Yang
    Protecting China from secondhand tobacco smoke / Quan Gan
    Support for smokers to quit / Gonghuan Yang
    Tobacco product regulation and tobacco industry interference / Hanbing Guo
    Health warnings of cigarette package in China / Yiqun Wu and Gonghuan Yang
    Comprehensive ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship / Pinpin Zheng, Lin Xiao, Fan Wang, and Gonghuan Yang
    Tobacco tax and tobacco economy in China / Rong Zheng
    Conclusions and recommendations / Gonghuan Yang.
    Digital Access Springer 2018