title: Tobacco control in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: overview and way forward.
authors.affiliation: Tobacco Free Initiative, Division of Health Promotion and Protection, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt. elawaf@emro.who.int
authors.forename: Fatimah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Awa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D014943:Global Health; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D012041:Regional Medical Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014944:World Health Organization / Q000458:organization & administration*