Thwarting science by protecting the received wisdom on tobacco addiction from the scientific method

Harm Reduction Journal

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  DiFranza, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ERROR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXAMINATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; SCIENCE; SMOKING; THEORY; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; VALIDITY;

EID: 78049370089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7517-7-26     Document Type: Article

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