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Transition has yielded important insights, which need to be better documented argues Kristina Fister and Martin McKee
Jump to full article: Student British Medical Journal, 2005-07-12
Author: Kristina Fister and Martin McKee
Intro: Transition has had an impact on health in other ways. Societal changes have in some countries contributed to increases in several communicable diseases, most notably HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis.w7 Some of the health effects of transition are already apparent, but others--for example, the predictable rise in lung cancer among the young women currently being targeted by Western tobacco companies--will become apparent in the future.w8 A few countries, such as Poland, have resisted the tobacco companies and put in place policies that are ahead of many Western countries and have demonstrable benefits.w8
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