Information Sources
There is an overwhelming amount of research into tobacco. This section outlines key links and libraries of information, as well as important journals dealing with tobacco control issues.
Libraries and key sources
UK sources
National Library for Public Health (External Web Page)
The National Library for Public Health is a specialist library managed by the North East Public Health Observatory. It contains resources reflecting the objectives of the white papers Choosing Health: making healthy choices easier and Our health, our care, our say.
The Cochrane Library (External Web Page)
The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews are the the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care.
The Healthcare Commission (External Web Page)
The Healthcare Commission promotes improvement in the quality of the NHS and independent healthcare.
Healthcare Commission report on Public Health goals: Are We Choosing Health? (External PDF)
Review assessing the impact of DH policies on health outcomes and inequalities since 1997. A 'snapshot' of achievements in tobacco control can be found on page 59.
Primary Care Electronic Library (External Web Page)
Run by St George's University of London, the Primary Care Electronic Library has indexed and classified over one thousand internet sites relevant to primary care. Resources can also be searched and browsed alphabetically or numerically.
The Daily Dose (External Web Page)
An informative collection of web-based resources relating to drug and alcohol misuse, which also covers tobacco addiction. The Today's News page of the site is updated daily and content is collected from a range of government, education, medicine and media sources.
Tobacco Information Scotland (External Web Page)
Tobacco Information Scotland (TIS) is an initiative from the ASH Scotland Information Service. The TIS to aims to provide a gateway to smoking and tobacco-related information in Scotland.
International sources
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (US) (External Web Page)
The CDC tobacco pages contain some of the best resources in the world, including research summaries and educational materials.
Globalink (External Web Page)
International list server for the tobacco control and research field. Contains numerous resources including a new books page and multimedia centre.
Entrez PubMed (Medline) - global medical abstract index (External Web Page)
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
Canadian Council for Tobacco Control (External Web Page)
Excellent resources on the experience of one of the most progressive countries on tobacco control.
Tobacco.org: Tobacco News and Information (External Web Page)
Tobacco.org is a free resource centre focusing on tobacco and smoking issues. It features tobacco news, information, recent quotes, alerts on tobacco control issues, and open consideration of all aspects of issues relating to tobacco.
Journals
Addiction (External Web Page)
Published on behalf of the Society for the Study of Addiction. Addiction is a peer-reviewed journal, that publishes international research in the field of Addiction research.
American Journal of Public Health (External Web Page)
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is published by the American Public Health Association (APHA) and is dedicated to original work in research, research methods, and program evaluation in the field of public health. This prestigious journal also regularly publishes authoritative editorials and commentaries and serves as a forum for the analysis of health policy. The stated mission of the Journal is "to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education."
British Medical Journal (BMJ) (External Web Page)
The British Medical Journal is a leading medical journal which publishes original scientific studies, review and educational articles, and papers commenting on the clinical, scientific, social, political, and economic factors affecting health.
Circulation (External Web Page)
Journal of the American Heart Association. Circulation presents peer-reviewed reports on clinical and laboratory research relevant to cardiovascular disease.
European Journal of Public Health (External Web Page)
The European Journal of Public Health publishing contributions from social medicine, epidemiology, health services research, management, ethics and law, health economics, social sciences and environmental health.
Health Education Research (External Web Page)
Health Education Research deals with issues involved in health education and promotion worldwide - providing a valuable link between the health education research and practice communities.
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) (External Web Page)
Has many top quality articles on tobacco and health.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI) (External Web Page)
The Journal of the National Cancer Institute publishes peer-reviewed original research from around the world and is a source for the most up-to-date news and information from the fields of cancer research and treatment.
International Journal of Epidemiology (External Web Page)
The International Journal of Epidemiology covers are new methods, epidemiological and statistical, for the analysis of data used by those who practise social and preventive medicine.
The Lancet (External Web Page)
The Lancet first appeared on Oct 5, 1823. The Lancet is an independent and authoritative voice in global medicine. It seeks to publish high-quality clinical trials and ensures that research and analysis from all regions of the world is widely covered.
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) (External Web Page)
The New England Journal of Medicines (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics.
Tobacco Control journal (External Web Page)
The Tobacco Control Journal is the leading journal in the Tobacco Control field. It aims to study the nature and consequences of tobacco use worldwide and the effects of tobacco use on health, the economy, the environment and society.
Thorax (External Web Page)
Is an international Journal of Respiratory Medicine. It is an international peer review journal for health professionals in all aspects of respiratory medicine.
