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Research Article

Evaluation of Relationships Between Mainstream Smoke Acetaldehyde and "Tar" and Carbon Monoxide Yields in Tobacco Smoke and Reducing Sugars in Tobacco Blends of U.S. Commercial Cigarettes

Jeffrey I. Seeman SaddlePoint Frontiers, Richmond, Virginia, USA
,
Susan W. Laffoon Philip Morris USA, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, USA
&
Allen J. Kassman Philip Morris Products S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Pages 373-395 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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