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. 2001 Dec;10(Suppl 1):i12–i16. doi: 10.1136/tc.10.suppl_1.i12

Beliefs about "Light" and "Ultra Light" cigarettes and efforts to change those beliefs: an overview of early efforts and published research

L Kozlowski, J Pillitteri
PMCID: PMC1766049  PMID: 11740039

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