"Not safe" is not enough: Smokers have a right to know more than there is no safe tobacco product

Tobacco Control

Volumn 14, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages

  Kozlowski, L T ^a   Edwards, B Q ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICS; ETHICS; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SMOKING;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOETHICAL ISSUES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 23744515336     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.008334     Document Type: Review

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