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Editorial
. 1998 Nov 21;317(7170):1399-400.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.317.7170.1399.

Counting the dead in China. Measuring tobacco's impact in the developing world

A D Lopez
Editorial

Counting the dead in China. Measuring tobacco's impact in the developing world

A D Lopez. BMJ. .
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