If it bleeds, it leads: The pathos derby

Tobacco Control

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-99

  Shatenstein, S ^a  

^a 5492 B Trans Island ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; OBESITY; SMOKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 7544224063     PISSN: 09644563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2004.008276     Document Type: Editorial

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