Tobacco Control Policies, Social Inequality and Mental Health Populations: Time for a comprehensive treatment response A recent report conducted by Access Economics for SANE Australia has comprehensively reviewed the economic costs of smoking for Australian smokers with mental illness
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Lawn S (2008) Tobacco control policies, social inequality and mental health populations: time for a comprehensive treatment response. alterations made during the publishing process may not appear in this version.
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