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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports (MMWRs)
World No Tobacco Day—May 31, 2006
Tobacco: Deadly in Any Form or Disguise
MMWR Introduction
The Friday, May 26, 2006, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) recognizes
World No Tobacco Day, an event designed to help raise awareness of the dangers
of tobacco. The MMWR issue also contains articles entitled “Use
of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Among Students Aged 13–15 Years
— Worldwide, 1999–2005” and “Tobacco Use
Among Students Aged 13–15 Years—Kurdistan Region, Iraq, 2005.”
This year World No Tobacco Day focuses on the harmful health effects
of all forms of tobacco. Additional information about World No Tobacco Day
is available from the
World Health Organization at
www.who.int/tobacco/communications/events/wntd/2006/en.
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