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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 131-133 |
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Economic implications of tobacco industry in India: An overview
Khushbu Sharma1, Mohammed Junaid2, Madan Kumar Parangimalar Diwakar3
1 Postgraduate Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Professor and Head, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
Khushbu Sharma
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Ragas Dental College and Hospital, 2/102, East Coast Road, Uthandi, Chennai - 600 119, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_245_15
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Tobacco usage has become engraved in the cultural practices of our country since time immemorial. With increased demand comes increased production, employment, and growth of the tobacco industry but for a deadly cost of human lives which fall prey to its use in either forms. In this article, we describe the economic burden faced by the country due to the emerging tobacco epidemic. The need of the hour is to understand the impact faced due to the tobacco industry in the country and to bring in appropriate efforts to reduce loss of economy and human lives.
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