Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Smoke-free Policy in Philadelphia Public Housing
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Implementation of a smoke-free policy in subsidized multiunit housing: effects on smoking cessation and secondhand smoke exposure.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Regulatory Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2333-9748
DOI: 10.18001/trs.3.2.7