Properties of "light" cigarettes sold in New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 1281, 2008, Pages 107-110

  Norton, Kaila J ^a   Wilkins, Kimberly ^a   O'Connor, Richard ^a   Wilson, Nick ^b   Edwards, Richards ^b   Peace, Jo ^b  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CIGARETTE SMOKE CONDENSATE; NICOTINE; TAR; TOBACCO TAR;

CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEALTH HAZARD; INHALATION; LETTER; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; PACKAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING CESSATION; SMOKING HABIT; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; NICOTINE; SMOKING; TARS; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; TOBACCO;

EID: 53049084107     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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