Assessing the use of agent-based models for tobacco regulation

Assessing the use of agent-based models for tobacco regulation

"Tobacco consumption continues to be the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of tobacco products - specifically cigarettes, cigarette tobacco, roll-your-own tobacco, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (corporate author)
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Corporate Author (corporate author), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Assessment of Agent-Based Models to Inform Tobacco Product Regulation, issuing body (issuing body), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, issuing body
Other Authors: Wallace, Robert, editor (editor), Geller, Amy (Amy B.), editor, Ogawa, V. Ayano, editor
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press [2015]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Smoking > Health aspects.
Smoking cessation.
Tobacco use > Prevention.
Tobacco use > Health aspects > Research > United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621952006719
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter; Reviewers; Contents; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Preface; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Tobacco Control Landscape; 3 Building Effective Models to Guide Policy Decision Making; 4 An Evaluation Framework for Policy-Relevant Agent-Based Models; 5 Review of the Social Network Analysis for Policy on Directed Graph Networks Model; 6 Data and Implementation Needs for Computational Modeling for Tobacco Control; Appendix A: Considerations and Best Practices in Agent-Based Modeling to Inform Policy--Ross A. Hammond; Appendix B: Agent-Based Models for Policy Analysis--Lawrence Blume
  • Appendix C: Assessing Agent-Based Models for Regulatory Applications: Lessons from Energy Analysis--Alan H. Sanstad Appendix D: Committee Meeting Agendas; Appendix E: Committee Biographical Sketches; Index

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