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Tobacco control and obesity: evidence from a cross section of countries

Craig A. Gallet Department of Economics, California State University at Sacramento, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA, 95819-6082, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 80-83 | Published online: 27 Apr 2012

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