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. 2003 Jun;12(Suppl 1):i35–i47. doi: 10.1136/tc.12.suppl_1.i35

Youth tobacco prevention mass media campaigns: past, present, and future directions

M Farrelly, J Niederdeppe, J Yarsevich
PMCID: PMC1766092  PMID: 12773784

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