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  • Alisa B Naiman
  • Richard H Glazier
  • Rahim Moineddin
  • Alessandro Barchielli
  • Giuseppe Gorini
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Title: Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke? Do smoking bans decrease exposure?

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تاریخ انتشار 2010