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How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: The Biology and Behavioral Basis for Smoking-Attributable Disease

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The article was published on 2010-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 1442 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Tobacco smoke.

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