Existing technologies to reduce specific toxicant emissions in cigarette smoke

Tobacco Control

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  O'Connor, Richard J ^a   Hurley, P J ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; DANGEROUS GOODS; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SMOKE; SMOKING; TECHNOLOGY; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HARM REDUCTION; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; SMOKE; SMOKING; TECHNOLOGY; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

EID: 60549097587     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: 14683318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2007.023689     Document Type: Article

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