Smokeless tobacco: Harm reduction or nicotine overload?

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-92

  Vainio, H ^a   Weiderpass, E ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; NICOTINE;

CANCER PREVENTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; EDITORIAL; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LUNG CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

EUROPE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NICOTINE; TOBACCO USE CESSATION; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 0038070131     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200304000-00001     Document Type: Editorial

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