Perceived arsenic-related mortality risks for smokers and non-smokers

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 417-429

  Shaw, W Douglass ^a   Jakus, Paul M ^b   Riddel, Mary ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 84863546385     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2011.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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