Tobacco Control Yields Clear Dividends for Health and Wealth
PLoS MedicinePublished 12 September 2008Open access
Kelley Lee
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Kelley Lee discusses a research article by Stanton Glantz and colleagues reporting that investment in tobacco control programs leads to substantial savings in health care expenditures.
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Kelley Lee discusses a research article by Stanton Glantz and colleagues reporting that investment in tobacco control programs leads to substantial savings in health care expenditures.
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