Excess injury mortality among smokers: a neglected tobacco hazard
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Excess injury mortality among smokers: a neglected tobacco hazard.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0964-4563
DOI: 10.1136/tc.2003.005629