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editorial
. 2005 May 1;96(3):165–166. doi: 10.1007/BF03403682

“Light” and “Mild” Cigarettes

Let’s end the confusion. Now.

Les cigarettes « douces » et « légères »

Andrew Pipe 1,
PMCID: PMC6975860  PMID: 15913076

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