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Original Articles

Is there a link between motor vehicle collisions and being a cigarette smoker in Canada? Analysis of survey data from Ontario from 2002 to 2014

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Pages 364-370 | Received 09 Aug 2017, Accepted 15 Dec 2017, Published online: 20 Mar 2018

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