A Silence That Kills

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 176-178

  Haviland, Lyndon ^a  

^a American Legacy Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842327287     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.2.176     Document Type: Editorial

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