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. 2025 Feb 4;333(5):371-372.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.23371.

What to Expect From a Low-Nicotine Product Standard for Cigarettes: A Response to "Denicotinized" Tobacco

Rachel L Denlinger-Apte  1 , Cassidy M White  2 , Eric C Donny  2
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What to Expect From a Low-Nicotine Product Standard for Cigarettes: A Response to "Denicotinized" Tobacco

Rachel L Denlinger-Apte et al. JAMA. .
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This Viewpoint discusses the public health benefits that could be gained if the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) were to mandate very low-nicotine-content cigarettes (VLNCs).

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