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Chinese ‘low-tar’ cigarettes do not deliver lower levels of nicotine and carcinogens

BACKGROUND: Low-tar cigarette smoking is gaining popularity in China. The China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC) promotes low-tar cigarettes as safer than regular cigarettes. METHODS: A total of 543 male smokers smoking cigarettes with different tar yields (15 mg, regular cigarettes, 10–13 mg low...

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Autores principales: Gan, Quan, Lu, Wei, Xu, Jiying, Li, Xinjian, Goniewicz, Maciej, Benowitz, Neal L, Glantz, Stanton A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Group 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2978929/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20507920
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tc.2009.033092