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Methods to Evaluate Cytotoxicity and Immunosuppression of Combustible Tobacco Product Preparations
Published on: January 10, 2015
Tobacco smoking
Janice Charles1, Lisa Valenti, Helena Britt
1Family Medicine Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales.
Abstract:
Worldwide, 22% of adults aged ≥15 years currently smoke tobacco. Up to half of current smokers will eventually die of a tobacco-related disease, and smoking is the leading cause of ill health, drug-related death and hospital separations in Australia.
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