The Tobacco Reference Guide

by David Moyer, MD.


Chapter 27 International

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International: Philippines

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57% of the population in the Philippines in 1990 was unaware that cigarettes cause

cancer, and domestic consumption is increasing by 3 to 5% per year.

Tobacco Control, Fall 1994, p. 200

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In the Philippines, 64% of men and 18% of women were smokers in 1988 after a 71%

increase in per capita consumption in the preceding 15 years. 38% of doctors

smoked, as did 44% of male and 16% of female 4th year medical students at one

school.

Tobacco Control in the Third World, p.192

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