Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 301-302 , October 2002

Limiting youth access to tobacco: a failed intervention

  • Stanton A. Glantz
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      Affiliations

    • Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, Institute for Health Policy Studies, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaUSA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Stanton A. Glantz, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, Box 0130, University of California, San Francisco, California 94142USA.

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☆ This work was supported by NIH National Cancer Institute Grant CA-61021.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 301-302 , October 2002

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