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Continued progress in the fight against tobacco.
My previous editorial lamented the apparent decision by the federal government not to proceed with the introduction of new warning labels on cigarette packs. However, at the same time that the November-December issue of the Journal was coming off the presses at the printing house, Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq announced December 30 th that current labels would indeed be replaced by larger and ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Promotion & Education
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1025-3823
DOI: 10.1177/10253823050120040121