The potential role of snus in tobacco harm reduction

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1586-1587

  Gartner, Coral ^a   Hall, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dual use; Harm reduction; Longitudinal studies; Smokeless tobacco; Smoking cessation; Snus

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; NOTE; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SWEDEN; TOBACCO;

HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 68249129994     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02706.x     Document Type: Note

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