title: Is this the end of the beginning for smoking in China? Challenges, context and change.
abstract: Tobacco use in China is a substantial threat to global health and, after many years of poor implementation of tobacco control, attitudes are changing for the better and substantial actions may be about to follow. This commentary reviews the impact of tobacco and the recent history of tobacco control in China, the context and implications of new encouraging legislation.
authors.affiliation: 1 University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.|2 Royal Free Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Barnet Hospital, Hertfordshire, UK.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aresh Azizi
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D014943:Global Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D061845:Smoke-Free Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: behaviour change; global health; health care; health promotion; prevention; public policy; second-hand smoke; tobacco; tobacco industry