Reflections: testifying in the Minnesota tobacco lawsuit
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Tobacco industry statements in the US Department of Justice lawsuit.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0964-4563
DOI: 10.1136/tc.8.1.101