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Tobacco use: key references and evidence

References

ASH Scotland. Point of sale tobacco display bans – myths and realities.  PDF Button (225 kB) Edinburgh: ASH Scotland, 2008. 

ASH Scotland. Tobacco licensing – a briefing paper. PDF Button (174 kB) Edinburgh: ASH Scotland, 2008. 

ASH Scotland. Tobacco smuggling – a briefing paper.  PDF Button (142 kB) Edinburgh: ASH Scotland, 2008. 

Doll R, Peto R, Boreham J, Sutherland I. Mortality in relation to smoking: 50 years’ observations on male British doctors. British Medical Journal 2004;328:1519-28.

Doll R, Peto R, Wheatley K, Gray R, Sutherland I. Mortality in relation to smoking: 40 years’ observations on male British doctors. British Medical Journal 1994;309:901-911.

Gruer, L, Hart, C L, Gordon, D S and Watt, G C M. Effect of tobacco smoking on survival of men and women by social position: a 28 year cohort study. BMJ 2009; 338.

Hole D. Passive smoking and associated causes of death in adults in Scotland.PDF Button(734Kb) Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland, 2005.

NHS Health Scotland, ASH Scotland. Reducing Smoking and Tobacco Related Harm, 2003.PDF Button(2,040Kb) Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland, 2003.

NHS Health Scotland, ISD Scotland, ASH Scotland. An atlas of tobacco smoking in Scotland. PDF ButtonEdinburgh: NHS Health Scotland / ScotPHO, 2007.

Peto R, Darby S, Deo H, Silcocks P, Whitley E, Doll R. Smoking, smoking cessation, and lung cancer in the UK since 1950. British Medical Journal 2000;321:323-9.

Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health. Secondhand smoke: Review of evidence since 1998.PDF Button(165Kb) London: Department of Health, 2004.

Taulbut M, Gordon D and McKenzie K. Tobacco smoking in Scotland: an epidemiology briefing. Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland / ScotPHO, 2008.

Taulbut, M and Gordon, D.  Young adult smokers in Scotland.  Edinburgh: NHS Health Scotland / ScotPHO, 2008.

Key policy documents

Department of Health. Smoking Kills, 1998. London: TSO, 1998.

Scottish Office. Towards a healthier Scotland: A white paper on health. Edinburgh: TSO, 1999.

Scottish Executive. Our national health: A plan for action, a plan for change, 2000. Edinburgh: TSO, 2000.

Scottish Executive. Cancer in Scotland: Action for change. Edinburgh: TSO, 2001.

Scottish Executive. Improving health in Scotland: The Challenge, 2003. Edinburgh: TSO, 2003.

Scottish Executive. A Breath of Fresh Air for Scotland: Tobacco Control Action Plan, 2004. Edinburgh: TSO, 2004.

Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005.

Smoking Prevention Working Group. Towards a future without tobacco. Edinburgh: Scottish Executive, 2006.

Scottish Government.  Scotland's Future is Smoke Free: A Smoking Prevention Action Plan, 2008.  Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2008.

Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Bill (SP Bill 22).

Effectiveness evidence

ScotPHO’s purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic.

NHS Health Scotland: Scottish perspectives on NICE public health guidance - Index page

National Library for Public Health - Home page

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Home page

Cochrane Reviews - Topic index page

EPPI-Centre: Evidence library - Home page

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance - Topic index page

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Home page

Note: The effectiveness evidence links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative. The usual ScotPHO disclaimer about links to external sites applies.