Tobacco smoking: Facts and actions

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 341-344

  Alshishtawy, Moeness M ^a,b  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

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NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84880948296     PISSN: 2075051X     EISSN: 20750528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12816/0003254     Document Type: Editorial

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