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. 1996 Oct;42:1946–1952.

Family physicians and smoking cessation

Survey of practices, opinions, and barriers

David L Mowat, Darlene Mecredy, Frank Lee, Raju Hajela, Ruth Wilson
PMCID: PMC2146953  PMID: 8894241

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