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. 1970 Mar;24(1):191-4.
doi: 10.1038/bjc.1970.22.

A study of the effects of altering the tar-nicotine ratio in experimental tobacco carcinogenesis

R F Davies, J K Whitehead
Free PMC article

A study of the effects of altering the tar-nicotine ratio in experimental tobacco carcinogenesis

R F Davies et al. Br J Cancer. 1970 Mar.
Free PMC article

Abstract

There was no statistically significant difference in specific mouse skin carcinogenicity between smoke condensate from plain, flue-cured tobacco cigarettes with a normal tar to nicotine ratio and condensate from filter-tip cigarettes made from selected flue-cured tobaccos with a reduced tar to nicotine ratio.

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