Time to legislate for fire-safe cigarettes in Australia

Chapman, Simon; Balmain, Antony

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06289.x

Topics

Environment and public health

We need a national tobacco act to regulate all aspects of tobacco manufacturing and marketing

1 School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW.
2 SBS Television, Melbourne, VIC.

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Acknowledgement: This article is condensed from a report commissioned by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Department (Chapman S, Balmain A. Reduced-ignition propensity cigarettes: a review of policy relevant information. March 2004.)

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