Release of 1982 Report on Health Consequences of Smoking

Release of 1982 Report on Health Consequences of Smoking

Contributor(s):
Koop, Charles Everett, 1916-2013
Publication:
Produced: 22 February 1982
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Morbidity
Mortality
Tobacco Use Disorder
Neoplasms
Tobacco Smoke Pollution
Genre(s):
Archival Materials
Speeches
Abstract:
The media and public response to his report, which concluded that 30 percent of cancer deaths in the United States were attributable to cigarette smoking, demonstrated to Koop the effectiveness of using the media as well as moral suasion in spreading public health messages.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
7 pages
NLM Unique ID:
101584930X6 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:
QQBBBH
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584930X6
Archival Collection:
The C. Everett Koop Papers (Profiles in Science)