The results of the COMMIT trial. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation.
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Mentholated cigarettes and smoking cessation: findings from COMMIT. Community Intervention Trial for Smoking Cessation.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.85.2.159