Commissioner denies plans for a Europe-wide smoking ban
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Public smoking ban: Europe on the move.
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7439.544-f