RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Welcome to Serbia: feel free to smoke
JF Tobacco Control
JO Tob Control
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 428
OP 430
DO 10.1136/tc.2008.027425
VO 17
IS 6
A1 M O’Rourke
A1 J Djukic
YR 2008
UL http://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/17/6/428.abstract
AB This paper reviews tobacco use and control policies in Serbia. Tobacco contributes significantly to the burden of disease in Serbia, and it has one of the highest age standardised lung cancer incidence rates in Europe. Until recently there were few restrictions on smoking or tangible tobacco control policies. Serbia has, however, now embarked on a legislative and regulatory path towards greater tobacco control, but implementation and enforcement are still lax. Increased government interventions are needed to reduce the prevalence of smoking in the population.