. Smoking is killing nearly a million people a year in india exacting a higher toll than previously thought but allied problems are often different to those seen in the west according to research published on thursday.
Around million people smoke in india most of them men according to the study.
He said the study was prompted by a lack of research into the nature of smoking in india and other developing countries.
Indian health authorities want tobacco companies to print grisly images of tobacco related diseases on packets of cigarettes and beedis but face opposition from politicians keen to protect the jobs of tobacco workers.
A study published in the new england journal of medicine shows indian smokers prefer traditional leaf wrapped hand rolled beedis to manufactured filter brands are more likely to die of tuberculosis than cancer and almost never quit.
Around million people smoke in india most of them men according to the study.
He said the study was prompted by a lack of research into the nature of smoking in india and other developing countries.
Indian health authorities want tobacco companies to print grisly images of tobacco related diseases on packets of cigarettes and beedis but face opposition from politicians keen to protect the jobs of tobacco workers.
A study published in the new england journal of medicine shows indian smokers prefer traditional leaf wrapped hand rolled beedis to manufactured filter brands are more likely to die of tuberculosis than cancer and almost never quit.
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