The real costs of lifetime tobacco usage

Philpot, C Ross

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01783.x

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To the Editor: With the World Health Organization’s annual World No Tobacco Day to be held on 31 May, it is timely to encourage all patients who smoke to reconsider their actions.

South Australian Infectious Diseases Services, Adelaide, SA.

Correspondence: ross.philpot@nwahs.sa.gov.au

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