The case for harm reduction in smoking

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-127

  Mcneill, Ann D ^a   White, Patti ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0346714490     PISSN: 09687637     EISSN: 14653370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687639809006677     Document Type: Editorial

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