Could charcoal filtration of cigarette smoke reduce smoking-induced disease? A review of the literature

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-365

  Coggins, Christopher R E ^a   Gaworski, Charles L ^b  

^a Carson Watts Consulting   (United States)

^b Philip Morris USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Charcoal; Filtered cigarettes

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CIGARETTE SMOKE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTRATION; GAS ANALYSIS; LUNG CANCER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; SMOKING;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELLULOSE; CHARCOAL; CILIA; FEMALE; FILTRATION; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SALMONELLA; SKIN TESTS; SMOKE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

EID: 41949094639     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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