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The real costs of lifetime tobacco usage

C Ross Philpot
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01783.x
Published online: 5 May 2008

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.



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