Influence of tobacco additives on the chemical composition of mainstream smoke

Beitrage zur Tabakforschung International/ Contributions to Tobacco Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 100-116

  Hahn, Jürgen ^a   Schaub, Jutta ^b  

^a Official Chemical and Veterinary Surveillance Institute Sigmaringen   (Germany)

^b Entwicklungsprojekte und Welternährung   (Germany)

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NICOTIANA TABACUM; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 78650802581     PISSN: 0173783X     EISSN: 16129237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/cttr-2013-0889     Document Type: Article

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