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. 2013 Nov 5;185(16):1427.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.130806. Epub 2013 Sep 23.

Electronic cigarettes

Jennifer L Reed, Alan A Gervais, Robert D Reid

Electronic cigarettes

Jennifer L Reed et al. CMAJ. .
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