Basu, SanjayGlantz, StantonBitton, AsafMillett, Christopher2014-12-232014-12-2320132013-07Basu, S., Glantz, S., Bitton, A., & Millett, C. (2013). The Effect of Tobacco Control Measures during a Period of Rising Cardiovascular Disease Risk in India: A Mathematical Model of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke. PLoS Med, 10(7), e1001480. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001480http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53493Smoke-free laws and substantially increased tobacco taxation appear to be markedly potent population measures to avert future cardiovascular deaths in India. Despite the rise in co-morbid cardiovascular disease risk factors like hyperlipidemia and hypertension in low- and middle-income countries, tobacco control is likely to remain a highly effective strategy to reduce cardiovascular deaths. A microsimulation model was developed to quantify the differential effects of various tobacco control measures and pharmacological therapies on myocardial infarction and stroke deaths stratified by age, gender, and urban/rural status for 2013 to 2022.Text1 digital file (13 p. : ill.)application/pdfenTOBACCO CONTROLCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESINDIAMATHEMATICAL MODELSTAXATIONMYOCARDIAL INFARCTIONMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIESSTROKEJournal Article (peer-reviewed)