The Ethics of an Opt-out Default in Tobacco Treatment
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T.B.B has not served as a paid consultant to any for-profit interests related to this work; he has served as a paid and non-paid consultant to governmental and non-profit interests related to this work. M.C.F. has not served as a paid consultant to any for-profit interests related to this work; he has served as a paid and non-paid consultant to governmental and non-profit interests related to this work.
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