title: Tobacco control legislation in India: past and present.
abstract: Beginning with the Cigarettes Act, 1975, a number of legislative strategies and programs to curb tobacco use have been implemented in India, with limited success. Currently, the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003, is designed to curb the use of tobacco in order to protect and promote public health. This review presents a critical appraisal of the current situation in its historical context.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jandoo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D019460:Tobacco Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014028:Tobacco Smoke Pollution