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Comment
. 2018 Jul;108(7):e18.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304451.

The Potential Data-Generating Role of a Federal Junk Food and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Kishore L Jayakumar  1 , Jules B Lipoff  1
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The Potential Data-Generating Role of a Federal Junk Food and Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

Kishore L Jayakumar et al. Am J Public Health. 2018 Jul.
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  • Pomeranz et al. Respond.
    Pomeranz JL, Micha R, Mozaffarian D. Pomeranz JL, et al. Am J Public Health. 2018 Jul;108(7):e18-e19. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304452. Am J Public Health. 2018. PMID: 29874517 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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