Passive smoking and health: Should we believe Philip Morris's 'experts'?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 313, Issue 7062, 1996, Pages 929-933

  Smith, George Davey ^a   Phillips, Andrew N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FAT INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MILK; PASSIVE SMOKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029819626     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7062.929     Document Type: Short Survey

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