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Cigarette Smoking (cont.)

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Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD

REFERENCES:

American Cancer Society. Cigarette Smoking.

American Lung Association. Tobacco Industry Marketing.

Centers for Disease Control. Tobacco Use.

FDA.gov. Cigarette Warning Labels.

Gundel, L., et al., Formation of carcinogens indoors by surface-mediated reactions of nicotine with nitrous acid, leading to potential thirdhand smoke hazards. PNAS, doi: 10.1073/pnas.0912820107, 2010


Last Editorial Review: 3/29/2012

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