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This report assess the expected health, economic, social and environmental impacts of five policy options that the European Commission (DG SANCO) is considering for achieving smoke-free environments in the European Union (EU-27).
Table of Contents
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Report structure and methodology
Chapter Three
ETS prevalence in the EU-27
Chapter Four
ETS health burden
Chapter Five
ETS financial burden
Chapter Six
ETS and inequalities
Chapter Seven
Smoke-free regulations in EU Member States
Chapter Eight
The effects of smoking bans
Chapter Nine
Technological strategies for controlling secondhand smoke
Chapter Ten
Cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions
Chapter Eleven
Conclusions
Chapter Twelve
Description of policy options
Chapter Thirteen
Quantitative analysis
Chapter Fourteen
Analysis of impacts and comparison of policy options
Appendix A
Literature review
Appendix B
ETS prevalence
Appendix C
Relative risks
Appendix D
Effects of smoking bans
Appendix E
Technological strategies for controlling secondhand smoke
Appendix F
Cost-effectiveness of smoking cessation
Appendix G
Stakeholder consultation on smoke-free environments
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