A comparative study of systemic carcinogen exposure in waterpipe smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0964-4563,1468-3318
DOI: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2013-051206