The C. Everett Koop Papers

Title:

Release of 1982 Report on Health Consequences of Smoking

Description:

The media and public response to his report, which concluded that 30 percent of cancer deaths in the United States were attributable to cigarette smoking, demonstrated to Koop the effectiveness of using the media as well as moral suasion in spreading public health messages.

Number of Image Pages:

7 (432,046 Bytes)

Date:

1982-02-22 (February 22, 1982)

Creator:

Koop, C. Everett

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Morbidity; Mortality; Tobacco Use Disorder; Neoplasms; Tobacco Smoke Pollution

Exhibit Category:

Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke, and the Campaign for a Smoke-Free America

Relation:

"Release of 1982 Report on Health Consequences of Smoking" [Reminiscence] (2003)

The Health Consequences of Smoking: Cancer: A Report of the Surgeon General (1982) (in The Reports of the Surgeon General)

Box Number: 103

Folder Number: 45

Unique Identifier:

QQBBBH

Document Type:

Speeches

Language:

English

Format:

application/pdf

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Series: Speeches, Lectures, Papers, 1958-2004

SubSeries: 1980-1982

Folder: Remarks- Release of 1982 Report on Health Consequences of Smoking, Washington, DC, 1982 Feb 22

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2006-08-09

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