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. 1998 Dec;53(Suppl 5):S2–S37.

Guidance for Commissioners on the Cost Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions

S PARROTT, C GODFREY, M RAW, R WEST, A McNEILL
PMCID: PMC1765918  PMID: 10226676

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