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. 2003 Jun;12(Suppl 1):i48–i59. doi: 10.1136/tc.12.suppl_1.i48

The potential of the internet as a medium to encourage and discourage youth tobacco use

K Ribisl
PMCID: PMC1766096  PMID: 12773785

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