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@article{Been:2021:10.1007/s00431-021-04116-w,
author = {Been, J and Laverty, AA and Tsampi, A and Filippidis, FT},
doi = {10.1007/s00431-021-04116-w},
journal = {European Journal of Pediatrics},
pages = {3423--3431},
title = {European progress in working towards a tobacco-free generation},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04116-w},
volume = {180},
year = {2021}
}

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AB  - Children have the right to grow up free from the hazards associated with tobacco smoking. Tobacco smoke exposure can have detrimental effects on children’s health and development, from before birth and beyond. As a result of effective tobacco control policies, European smoking rates are steadily decreasing among adults, as is the proportion of adolescents taking up smoking. Substantial variation however exists between countries, both in terms of smoking rates and regarding implementation, comprehensiveness and enforcement of policies to address smoking and second-hand smoke exposure. This is important because comprehensive tobacco control policies such as smoke-free legislation and tobacco taxation have extensively been shown to carry clear health benefits for both adults and children. Additional policies such as increasing the legal age to buy tobacco, reducing the number of outlets selling tobacco, banning tobacco display and advertising at the point-of-sale, and introducing plain packaging for tobacco products can help reduce smoking initiation by youth. At societal level, health professionals can play an important role in advocating for stronger policy measures, whereas they also clearly have a duty to address smoking and tobacco smoke exposure at the patient level. This includes providing cessation advise and referring to effective cessation services.Conclusion: Framing of tobacco exposure as a child right’s issue and of comprehensive tobacco control as a tool to work towards the ultimate goal of reaching a tobacco-free generation can help accelerate European progress to curb the tobacco epidemic.
AU  - Been,J
AU  - Laverty,AA
AU  - Tsampi,A
AU  - Filippidis,FT
DO  - 10.1007/s00431-021-04116-w
EP  - 3431
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 0340-6199
SP  - 3423
TI  - European progress in working towards a tobacco-free generation
T2  - European Journal of Pediatrics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-021-04116-w
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000654198000001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89760
VL  - 180
ER  -

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