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Monograph 8 Changes in Cigarette-Related Disease Risks and Their Implications for Prevention and Control

  1. Behavioral Research Program
  2. Tobacco Control Research Branch (TCRB)
  3. Tobacco Control Monograph Series
  4. Monograph 8
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Presents findings from the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study and other research to discuss trends in smoking prevalence, cessation, disease consequence, and mortality. The exposure-response relationship between cigarette smoking and negative health outcomes is also reviewed.

Suggested Citation

National Cancer Institute. Changes in Cigarette Related Disease Risks and Their Implications for Prevention and Control. Tobacco Control Monograph No. 8. Bethesda, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. NIH Pub. No. 97-4213, February 1997.

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