The American Stop Smoking Intervention Study
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Evaluation of the American Stop Smoking Intervention Study (ASSIST): a report of outcomes.
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عنوان ژورنال: Tobacco Control
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0964-4563
DOI: 10.1136/tc.6.suppl_2.s5