Chemical and radioactive carcinogens in cigarettes: Associated health impacts and responses of the tobacco industry, U.S. congress, and federal regulatory agencies

Health Physics

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 674-679

  Moeller, Dade W ^a   Sun, Lin Shen C ^b  

^a Dade Moeller and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

210Po; carcinogenesis; cigarettes; health effects

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; LEAD; POLONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DOCUMENTATION; GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LUNG TUMOR; PASSIVE SMOKING; RADIATION DOSE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; UNITED STATES;

CARCINOGENS; DOCUMENTATION; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LEAD; LUNG NEOPLASMS; POLONIUM; RADIATION DOSAGE; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77958479709     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181df5439     Document Type: Article

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