An epidemic of massive proportions: Smoking and the health of the nation
Burgess, L.
Professional Nurse 9(8): 566-572
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0266-8130 PMID: 8008772 Document Number: 438957
The number of deaths from smoking-related illness is still unacceptably high. The government aims to reduce cigarette consumption by the year 2000, but this can only be achieved if the social, psychological and political factors that induce people to start smoking are addressed.
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