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Comment
. 2011 Oct;119(10):A422.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103956.

The new danger of thirdhand smoke: why passive smoking does not stop at secondhand smoke

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The new danger of thirdhand smoke: why passive smoking does not stop at secondhand smoke

Carmela Protano et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Oct.
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