Case-control study of smoking and death in India.

Q. How does this study add to the recent WHO Report on Tobacco Control? A. This study shows that risks of smoking are even greater than previously believed. The extreme risks from smoking are especially surprising as smokers in India start at a later age than those in Europe or America and smoke less. The WHO report outlines that most countries, including India, do not have adequate tobacco control efforts in place. This is the largest study of smoking and death ever done in India and finds that the recommendations in the WHO report need to be implemented in order to address the surprisingly high risks of death in India.