Filter Ventilation Levels in Selected U.S. Cigarettes, 1997

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 44, 1997, Pages 1043-1047

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NICOTINE;

ARTICLE; FILTRATION; PLANT; SAFETY; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FILTRATION; NICOTINE; PLANTS, TOXIC; SMOKING; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031558650     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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